forget

Etymology

From Middle English forgeten, forgiten, foryeten, forȝiten, from Old English forġietan (“to forget”) [influenced by Old Norse geta ("to get, to guess")], from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan (“to give up, forget”). Equivalent to for- + get. Cognate with : * Scots forget, forȝet (“to forget”), * West Frisian fergette, ferjitte, forjitte (“to forget”), * Dutch vergeten (“to forget”), * German vergessen (“to forget”).

verb

1. (transitive) To lose remembrance of.
   I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school.
2. (transitive) To unintentionally not do, neglect.
   I forgot to buy flowers for my wife at our 14th wedding anniversary.
3. (transitive) To unintentionally leave something behind.
   I forgot my car keys in the living room.
4. (intransitive) To cease remembering.
   Let's just forget about it.
   He forgot having already visited this city.
5. (slang) Euphemism for fuck, screw (a mild oath).
   Forget you!