Entry Word: forget

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to be unable to recall or think of <I forget exactly on which street that the house is>

Synonyms unlearn

Related Words lose, miss; blank; disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook

Near Antonyms reminisce; remind

Antonyms mind [chiefly dialect], recall, recollect, remember

2 to fail to give proper attention to <promised not to forget her high school friends after she went off to college> — see neglect 1
3 to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness <forgot the pot boiling on the stove> — see neglect 2
4 to miss the opportunity or obligation <I forgot to call on his birthday> — see neglect 3