for·get
fərˈɡet/
verb
past tense: forgot
fail to remember.
"he had forgotten his lines"
synonyms: fail to remember, fail to recall, fail to think of; informaldisremember
"he forgot where he was"
antonyms: remember
inadvertently neglect to attend to, do, or mention something.
"she forgot to lock her door"
synonyms: neglect, fail, omit
"I forgot to close the door"
put out of one's mind; cease to think of or consider.
"forget all this romantic stuff"
synonyms: stop thinking about, put out of one's mind, shut out, blank out, pay no heed to, not worry about, ignore, overlook, take no notice of; More
abandon, say goodbye to, deep-six
"you can forget that idea"
said when insisting to someone that there is no need for apology or thanks.
said when telling someone that their idea or aspiration is impracticable.
stop thinking about one's own problems or feelings.
"he must forget himself in his work"
act improperly or unbecomingly.
Origin
Old English forgietan ; related to Dutch vergeten and German vergessen, and ultimately to for- and get.