Verb

(en verb)

To divert the attention of.

* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=December 10, author=David Ornstein, work=BBC Sport

, title= Arsenal 1-0 Everton , passage=While Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had warned his players against letting the pre-match festivities distract them from the task at hand, they clearly struggled for fluency early on.}}

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=55, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= Travels and travails , passage=Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.}}

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Verb

To lose remembrance of.

I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school.

* 1922 , (Margery Williams), (The Velveteen Rabbit)

For at least two hours the Boy loved him, and then Aunts and Uncles came to dinner, and there was a great rustling of tissue paper and unwrapping of parcels, and in the excitement of looking at all the new presents the Velveteen Rabbit was forgotten .

To unintentionally not do, neglect.

I forgot to buy flowers for my wife at our 14th wedding anniversary.

To unintentionally leave something behind.

I forgot my car keys.

To cease remembering.

Let's just forget about it.

(slang) (euphemism for) fuck, screw (a mild oath).

Forget you!