Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forget

/fɚˈɡɛt/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.06 in modern English

Syllables
for-get
IPA
/fɚˈɡɛt/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lose remembrance of.

Transitive verb

verb

To unintentionally not do, neglect.

Transitive verb

verb

To unintentionally leave something behind.

Transitive verb

verb

To cease remembering.

Intransitive verb

verb

To not realize something (regardless of whether one has ever known it).

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

Euphemism for fuck, screw (a mild oath).

Slang

name

A surname.

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Etymology

From Middle English forgeten, forgiten, foryeten, forȝiten, from Old English forġietan (“to forget”) [influenced by Old Norse geta ("to get, to guess")], from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan (“to give up, forget”). Equivalent to for- + get. Cognate with : * Scots forget, forȝet (“to forget”), * West Frisian fergette, ferjitte, forjitte (“to forget”), * Dutch vergeten (“to forget”), * German vergessen (“to forget”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *gʰed-, forgeten, forġietan, *fragetan

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fɚˈɡɛt/
  • British English: /fəˈɡɛt/

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Questions

How do you pronounce forget?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɚˈɡɛt/.
What does forget mean?
To lose remembrance of.
Where does forget come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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