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forget
What does forget mean?
forget (verb): dismiss from the mind; stop remembering.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use forget in a sentence?
- I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Let's just forget I ever told you anything about it. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does forget come from?
From Middle English forgeten, forgiten, foryeten, forȝiten, from Old English forġietan (“to forget”), from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan (“to give up, forget”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of forget?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “forget” mean?
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
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to consume (a liquid) through the mouth
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go to see a place, as for entertainment
Not quite: that's what visit means.
to accept something willingly or gladly
Not quite: that's what welcome means.
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