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   forget

   /fəˈɡɛt/

   verb

   • 1. fail to remember: "he had forgotten his lines" Similar fail to rememberfail to recallfail to think oflet slipOpposite remember
   • ▪ inadvertently neglect to do, bring, or mention something: "I forgot my raincoat" Similar neglectfailomitnot rememberarchaic:pretermitleave behindomit to takeoverlooklose track ofmislaymisplacelose
   • ▪ deliberately cease to think of: "forget all this romantic stuff" Similar stop thinking aboutthink no more ofcease to think ofcease to rememberput out of one's mindshut outblank outpay no heed tonot worry aboutignoreoverlooknever mindtake no notice ofbanish from one's thoughtsput awayget overset asidelay asidepass overabandonhave done withdropdisregardbrush offshrug off
   • ▪ neglect to behave in an appropriate way: "‘I'm sorry, Cassie. I forget myself’"

   Word Origin Old Englishforgietan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vergeten and German vergessen, and ultimately to for- and get.

   Derivatives

   • 1. forgetter noun

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   What does forget mean in English?

   • 1. To be unable to remember (something). 2. To treat with thoughtless inattention; neglect: forget one's family. 3. To leave behind unintentionally. 4. To fail to mention. 5. a. To banish from one's thoughts: forget a disgrace. b. Informal To disregard on purpose. Usually used in the imperative: Oh, forget it. I refuse to go! 1.

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   What does forgot mean?

   • , for·got or (Archaic) for·gat [fer-, gat];for·got·ten [fer-, got, -n]or for·got; for·get·ting. to forget someone's name. I forgot to shut the window before leaving. to forget one's keys. to omit mentioning; leave unnoticed. to fail to think of; take no note of. to neglect willfully; disregard or slight.

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   What does only forgotten mean?

   • Only forgotten is used attributively: half-forgotten memories. forget oneself, to say or do something improper or unbefitting one's rank, position, or character. In addition to the idiom beginning with forget , also see forgive and forget. Yet one can almost forget there’s a pandemic going on in many parts of the continent.

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   What happens if you forget something?

   • If you forget something or forget how to do something, you cannot think of it or think how to do it, although you knew it or knew how to do it in the past . Sometimes I improvise and change the words because I forget them. [VERB noun] She forgot where she left the car and it took us two days to find it. [VERB wh]

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     FORGET meaning: 1. to be unable to remember a fact,...

   • Znaczenie Forget, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     forget definicja: 1. to be unable to remember a fact,...

   • Forget Spanish Translation

     FORGET translate: olvidar, olvidarse, olvidarse, olvidar,...

   • Portuguese Translation

     FORGET translate: esquecer, esquecer-se de, esquecer,...

   • Forget in Japanese

     FORGET translate: ～を持って来るのを忘れる, ～を思い出さない, ～を忘れる, ～を忘れる,...

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   When you forget something, you can't recall or remember it. An actor who forgets his lines might need some helpful cues from the other actors on stage. You might forget on online password, or forget to return your library books.

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   Forget definition: to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall. See examples of FORGET used in a sentence.

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    1. To be unable to remember (something). 2. To treat with thoughtless inattention; neglect: forget one's family. 3. To leave behind unintentionally. 4. To fail to mention. 5. a. To banish from one's thoughts: forget a disgrace. b. Informal To disregard on purpose. Usually used in the imperative: Oh, forget it. I refuse to go! v.intr. 1.