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Webster 1913 Edition
Forget
For-get′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp.
Forgot
(Forgat
, Obs
.); p. p.
Forgotten
, Forgot
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Forgetting
.] 1.
To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory; to cease to have in mind; not to think of; also, to lose the power of; to cease from doing.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and
forget
not all his benefits. Ps. ciii. 2.
Let my right hand
forget
her cunning. Ps. cxxxvii. 5.
Hath thy knee
forget
to bow? Shakespeare
2.
To treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to neglect.
Can a woman
forget
her sucking child? . . . Yes, they may forget
, yet will I not forget
thee. Is. xlix. 15.
To forget one’s self
. (a)
To become unmindful of one's own personality; to be lost in thought.
(b)
To be entirely unselfish.
(c)
To be guilty of what is unworthy of one; to lose one's dignity, temper, or self-control.
Webster 1828 Edition
Forget
FORGET'
,Verb.
T.
1.
To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory.Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Ps. 103.
2.
To slight; to neglect.Can a woman forget her sucking child? Yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Is. 49.