"forget" meaning in English

See forget in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /fəˈɡɛt/ [UK], /fərˈɡɛt/ [US] Audio: en-us-forget.ogg [US], en-uk-to forget.ogg [UK] Forms: forget [canonical], forgets [third-person, singular], forgot [past], forgotten [past, participle], forgetting [present, participle]
enPR: fə-gĕtʹ [UK], fər-gĕtʹ [US] Head templates: {{verb2|forget|forgets|forgot|forgotten|forgetting}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you forget something, you have no memory of it.
    Sense id: simple-forget-en-verb-9oWQb53~
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          "text": "I forget every thing that you tell me."
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          "text": "When you asked me, I forgot."
        },
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          "text": "You told me your name, but I have forgotten it."
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    },
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      "sampa": "/f@\"gEt/",
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      "enpr": "fər-gĕtʹ",
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        "US"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/fərˈɡɛt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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        "UK"
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      "sampa": "/f@\"gEt/",
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