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(fər-gĕt', fôr-) pronunciation

v., -got (-gŏt'), -got·ten (-gŏt'n), or -got, -get·ting, -gets.

v.tr.
  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.
    1. To banish from one's thoughts: forget a disgrace.
    2. Informal. To disregard on purpose. Usually used in the imperative: Oh, forget it. I refuse to go!
v.intr.
  1. To cease remembering: Let's forgive and forget.
  2. To fail or neglect to become aware at the proper or specified moment: forgot about my dental appointment.
idiom:

forget (oneself)

  1. To lose one's reserve, temper, or self-restraint.

[Middle English forgeten, from Old English forgietan.]

forgetter for·get'ter n.


has the inflected form forgetting and the derivative form forgettable, both with -tt-.

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verb

    To fail to remember: Informal disremember. Idioms: draw a blank. See remember/forget.

Idioms beginning with forget:
forget it
forget oneself

In addition to the idiom beginning with forget, also see forgive and forget.


v

Definition: leave behind
Antonyms: carry, remember, take

v

Definition: not be able to remember
Antonyms: learn, recall, recollect, remember

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: v. - Be unable to remember; Dismiss from the mind; Leave behind unintentionally.

pronunciation Forget injuries; never forget kindness.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - glemme, overse
v. intr. - glemme, forglemme sig

idioms:

  • forget it    glem det
  • forget oneself    forglemme sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
vergeten, negeren

Français (French)
v. tr. - oublier, oublier que, oublier de, laisser tomber (un sujet), (fig) oublier (des traditions, etc)
v. intr. - oublier

idioms:

  • forget it    ce n'est rien, laisse tomber!
  • forget oneself    s'oublier

Deutsch (German)
v. - vergessen, verlernen

idioms:

  • forget it    vergiß es!, schon gut!
  • forget oneself    sich vergessen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - λησμονώ, ξεχνώ, παραλείπω

idioms:

  • forget it    ξέχνα το!
  • forget oneself    παρεκτρέπομαι

Italiano (Italian)
dimenticare, dimenticarsi di, scordare, scordarsi di

idioms:

  • forget it    dimenticatelo!
  • forget oneself    perdere le staffe, comportarsi in modo indecoroso, essere altruista

Português (Portuguese)
v. - esquecer

idioms:

  • forget it    deixe pra lá (coloq.)
  • forget oneself    perder a cabeça (Fig.)

Русский (Russian)
забыть, упустить, пренебречь, оставить

idioms:

  • forget it    не за что, не стоит благодарности
  • forget oneself    забываться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - olvidar
v. intr. - olvidar, olvidarse de

idioms:

  • forget it    ¡déjalo!, pierda cuidado
  • forget oneself    olvidarse de sí mismo, perder los estribos, no poderse contener

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - glömma

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
忘记, 忽略

idioms:

  • forget it    算了, 罢了, 休想, 不必在意
  • forget oneself    忘我, 忘乎所以, 失去知觉

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 忘記, 忽略
v. intr. - 忘記

idioms:

  • forget it    算了, 罷了, 休想, 不必在意
  • forget oneself    忘我, 忘乎所以, 失去知覺

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 잊다, 게을리 하다
v. intr. - 잊어버리다

idioms:

  • forget oneself    자기의 이익을 돌보지 않다, 자제력을 잃다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 忘れる, 怠る, 気にしない, 置き忘れる

idioms:

  • forget it    お構いなく, どういたしまして
  • forget oneself    身のほどを忘れる, 没我的に行動する, 没頭する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينسى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שכח‬
v. intr. - ‮שכח‬


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