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FORGET', verb transitive preterit tense forgot. [forgat, obsolete ]

1. To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Psalms 103:2.

2. To slight; to neglect.

Can a woman forget her sucking child? Yea, they may forget yet will I not forget thee. Isaiah 49:15.