forgetverb
uk/fəˈɡet/us/fɚˈɡet/present participle forgetting, past tense forgot, past participle forgottenforget verb (NOT REMEMBER)
B1 [ I or T ] to be unable to remember a fact, something that happened, or how to do something:
UK including:
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- I'll write it down now so I won't forget.
- We left in such a hurry that we forgot our tickets.
- I feel so guilty about forgetting her birthday.
- I want to forget the whole thing.
- It's either Spanish or Portuguese that she speaks, but I've forgotten which.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Forgetting and forgetfulness
- absent-minded
- be on the tip of your tongue idiom
- beneath the/sb's radar idiom
- blank
- blank sth out
- blot sth out
- blur
- brain fade
- ear
- least
- least said soonest mended idiom
- lose sight of sth idiom 1
- lose track idiom 1
- lose sight of sth
- sight
- sink
- slip through the net idiom
- take sb's mind off sth idiom
- unlearn
- your mind is a blank/goes blank idiom
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forget verb (NOT DO)
A1 [ I + to infinitive, T ] to not remember to do something:
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- Don't forget to claim (for) your travelling expenses after the interview.
- Don't forget to feed the tomatoes.
- Some prize idiot forgot to lock the door.
- He had forgotten to plug the television into the mains socket.
- He raged at us for forgetting to order a replacement.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Forgetting and forgetfulness
- absent-minded
- be on the tip of your tongue idiom
- beneath the/sb's radar idiom
- blank
- blank sth out
- blot sth out
- blur
- brain fade
- ear
- least
- least said soonest mended idiom
- lose sight of sth idiom 1
- lose track idiom 1
- lose sight of sth
- sight
- sink
- slip through the net idiom
- take sb's mind off sth idiom
- unlearn
- your mind is a blank/goes blank idiom
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forget verb (NOT BRING)
A2 [ T ] to not bring something with you because you did not remember it:
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- When he got to the airport he found he'd forgotten his passport.
- I then realized to my absolute horror, that I had forgotten the present.
- I've forgotten my umbrella - what a nuisance!
- I realized too late that I'd forgotten the tickets.
- I've forgotten my door-keys - we'd better try the window .
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Forgetting and forgetfulness
- absent-minded
- be on the tip of your tongue idiom
- beneath the/sb's radar idiom
- blank
- blank sth out
- blot sth out
- blur
- brain fade
- ear
- least
- least said soonest mended idiom
- lose sight of sth idiom 1
- lose track idiom 1
- lose sight of sth
- sight
- sink
- slip through the net idiom
- take sb's mind off sth idiom
- unlearn
- your mind is a blank/goes blank idiom
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forget verb (STOP THINKING)
B1 [ I or T ] to stop thinking about someone or something:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Forgetting and forgetfulness
- absent-minded
- be on the tip of your tongue idiom
- beneath the/sb's radar idiom
- blank
- blank sth out
- blot sth out
- blur
- brain fade
- ear
- least
- least said soonest mended idiom
- lose sight of sth idiom 1
- lose track idiom 1
- lose sight of sth
- sight
- sink
- slip through the net idiom
- take sb's mind off sth idiom
- unlearn
- your mind is a blank/goes blank idiom
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forget verb (BEHAVE BADLY)
to act in a socially unacceptable way because you have lost control of your emotions:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Humiliating and degrading
- abase
- be under a cloud idiom
- bring/take sb down a peg (or two) idiom
- bruise
- bruise sb's ego idiom
- compromise
- cut sb down to size idiom
- deflate
- degrade
- dishonour
- doghouse
- exhibition
- fall from grace idiom
- grubby
- indignity
- knock
- knock sb off their pedestal idiom 1
- knock sb off their pedestal
- lower your sights idiom
- peg
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