forgetting

for-get-ting · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Failing to remember; being unable to recall.

  2. 2.

    Ceasing to think about; putting out of mind.

  3. 3.

    Neglecting to do something.

Related words

Antonyms: recalling, remembering
See also: forget, forgotten, remember
Synonyms: ignoring, neglecting, overlooking

Etymology

Present participle of "forget," from Old English forgietan ("to forget"), from for- ("away, completely") + gietan ("to get, grasp").