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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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["a]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 
 
  Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul,  and  forget  not  all  his 
  benefits.  --Ps.  ciii.  2. 
 
  Let  y  right  hand  forget  her  cunning.  --Ps.  cxxxvii 
  5. 
 
  Hath  thy  knee  forget  to  bow?  --Shak. 
 
  2.  To  treat  with  inattention  or  disregard;  to  slight;  to 
  neglect. 
 
  Can  a  woman  forget  her  sucking  child?  .  .  .  Yes 
  they  may  forget,  yet  will  I  not  forget  thee.  --Is. 
  xlix.  15. 
 
  {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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Forgotten  \For*got"ten\, 
  p.  p.  of  {Forget}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  forgotten 
  adj  1:  not  noticed  inadvertently;  "her  aching  muscles  forgotten  she 
  danced  all  night";  "he  was  scolded  for  his  forgotten 
  chores"  [syn:  {disregarded}] 
  2:  no  longer  known  irretrievable;  "a  forgotten  art";  "a  lost 
  art";  "lost  civilizations"  [syn:  {lost}] 




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