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for•get

Pronunciation: (fur-get'), [key]
—v., -got or (Archaic) -gat; -got•ten or -got; -get•ting.

—v.t.
1. to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
2. to omit or neglect unintentionally: I forgot to shut the window before leaving.
3. to leave behind unintentionally; neglect to take: to forget one's keys.
4. to omit mentioning; leave unnoticed.
5. to fail to think of; take no note of.
6. to neglect willfully; disregard or slight.

—v.i.
1. to cease or omit to think of something.
2. forget oneself, to say or do something improper or unbefitting one's rank, position, or character.

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