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[fəˈget]

(present participle forgetting; past tense forgot [fəˈgɒt] ; past participle forgotten [fəˈgɒt(ə)n] ) verb [I/T]

1) to be unable to remember something

I've forgotten her phone number.[/ex]

Did you forget about our agreement?[/ex]

She always forgets where her car is parked.[/ex]

I'd forgotten that you'd already given me the money.[/ex]

2) to not remember to do something that you intended to do

She had forgotten all about posting the letter.[/ex]

Don't forget to lock the door when you leave.[/ex]

3) to not take something with you when you should have taken it

She forgot her sunglasses.[/ex]

I remembered everything else but I forgot about the beach towels.[/ex]

See:

leave

4) to stop thinking or worrying about something

Try to forget about him.[/ex]

People forget that women didn't always have the right to vote.[/ex]

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forget it — spoken used for telling someone not to worry about something because it is not important[/ex]

forget yourself — to behave in a way that is silly or embarrassing[/ex]

Word family: forget Words in the same family as forget ● forgetful adj ● unforgettable adj ● forgetfulness n