For-gĕt’, v. t.
v. t. [imp. FORGOT (FORGAT, obs.); p. p. FORGOT, FORGOTTEN; p. pr. & vb. n. FORGETTING.] [A-S. forgetan, forgitan, from for and getan, gitan, to get; Sw. förgäta, Dan. forgiætte, D. vergeten, Ger. vergessen.]
Sense 1. To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory; to cease to have in mind; not to think of.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Ps. ciii. 2.
Sense 2. To treat with inattention; to slight; to neglect.
Can a woman forget her sucking child? . . . Yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Isa. xlix. 15.
To forget one’s self, to be guilty of that which is unworthy of one; to lose one’s dignity, temper, or self-control; to commit an oversight.