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Forget \For*get"\, v. t. [imp. {Forgot}({Forgat}, Obs.); p. p.
{Forgotten}, {Forgot}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forgetting}.] [OE.
forgeten, foryeten, AS. forgietan, forgitan; pref. for-
gietan, gitan (only in comp.), to get; cf. D. vergeten, G.
vergessen, Sw. f["o]rg[aum]ta, Dan. forgiette. See {For-},
and {Get}, v. t.]
1. To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory; to
cease to have in mind; not to think of; also, to lose the
power of; to cease from doing.
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Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his
benefits. --Ps. ciii. 2.
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Let my right hand forget her cunning. --Ps. cxxxvii.
5.
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Hath thy knee forget to bow? --Shak.
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2. To treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to
neglect.
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Can a woman forget her sucking child? . . . Yes,
they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. --Is.
xlix. 15.
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{To forget one's self}.
(a) To become unmindful of one's own personality; to be
lost in thought.
(b) To be entirely unselfish.
(c) To be guilty of what is unworthy of one; to lose one's
dignity, temper, or self-control.
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Forgot \For*got"\,
imp. & p. p. of {Forget}.
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