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for·get
(fər-gĕt′, fôr-)v. for·got (-gŏt′), for·got·ten (-gŏt′n) or for·got, for·get·ting, for·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.
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.
Idiom: 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.
forget (oneself)
To lose one's reserve, temper, or self-restraint.
for·get′ter n.
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forget
(fəˈɡɛt)vb, -gets, -getting or -got, -gotten or archaic dialect -got
1. (when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to fail to recall (someone or something once known); be unable to remember
2. (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to neglect, usually as the result of an unintentional error
3. (tr) to leave behind by mistake
4. (tr) to disregard intentionally
5. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to fail to mention
6. forget oneself
a. to act in an improper manner
b. to be unselfish
c. to be deep in thought
7. forget it! an exclamation of annoyed or forgiving dismissal of a matter or topic
[Old English forgietan; related to Old Frisian forgeta, Old Saxon fargetan, Old High German firgezzan]
forˈgettable adj
forˈgetter n
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for•get
(fərˈgɛt)v. -got, got•ten -got, -get•ting. v.t.
1. to cease to remember; be unable to recall: to forget a name.
2. to omit or neglect unintentionally: I forgot to lock the gate.
3. to leave behind unintentionally: to forget one's keys.
4. to fail to think of; take no note of (often used imperatively): Forget cooking, let's eat out tonight.
5. to neglect willfully or carelessly; disregard or slight.
v.i. 6. to cease or omit to think of something.
Idioms: forget oneself, to say or do something improper.
[before 900; Middle English forgeten, foryeten, Old English forg(i)etan; c. Old Saxon fargetan, Old High German firgezzan; see for-, get]
for•get′ta•ble, adj.
for•get′ter, n.
usage: Both forgot and forgotten are used as the past participle: Many have already forgot (or forgotten) the war. Only forgotten is used attributively: half-forgotten memories.
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forget
1. 'forget'
The past tense of forget is forgot. The -ed participle is forgotten.
If you forget something, or forget about something, you stop thinking about it.
Alan, having forgotten his fear, became more confident.
Tim forgot about his problems for a few hours.
If you have forgotten something that you knew, you can no longer remember it.
I have forgotten where it is.
...a Grand Duke whose name I have forgotten.
If you forget something such as a key or an umbrella, you do not remember to take it with you when you go somewhere.
Sorry to disturb you – I forgot my key.
Be Careful!
Don't use the verb 'forget' to say that you have put something somewhere and left it there. Instead you use the verb leave.
I left my bag on the bus.
2. 'forget to'
If you forget to do something that you had intended to do, you do not do it because you do not remember it at the right time.
She forgot to lock her door one day and two men got in.
Don't forget to call Dad.
Be Careful!
Don't use an -ing form. Don't say, for example, 'She forgot locking her door'.
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forget
Past participle: forgotten
Gerund: forgetting
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| Verb | 1. | forget - dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "I tried to bury these unpleasant memories" unlearn - try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge |
| 2. |  forget - be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"slip one's mind, slip - pass out of one's memory | |
| 3. | forget - forget to do something; "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!" neglect, omit, leave out, pretermit, overleap, overlook, miss, drop - leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" bear in mind, mind - keep in mind | |
| 4. | forget - leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors" leave - go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind" lose - miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!" |
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forget
verb
1. fail to remember, not remember, not recollect, let slip from the memory, fail to bring to mind She forgot where she left the car.
fail to remember mind, remember, recall, retain, recollect, bring to mind
fail to remember mind, remember, recall, retain, recollect, bring to mind
2. neglect, overlook, omit, not remember, be remiss, fail to remember Don't forget that all dogs need a supply of water.
3. leave behind, lose, lose sight of, mislay I forgot my passport.
4. dismiss from your mind, ignore, overlook, stop thinking about, let bygones be bygones, consign to oblivion, put out of your mind I can't forget what happened today.
forget yourself misbehave, behave badly, act up (informal), get up to mischief (informal), carry on (informal), be bad, muck about (Brit. slang), be insubordinate He was so fascinated by her beauty that he forgot himself.
Proverbs
"An elephant never forgets"
"An elephant never forgets"
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forget
verbTo fail to remember:
Informal: disremember.
Idiom: draw a blank.
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Translations
يَنْسَىيَنْسى أن يَجْلِبَ معهيَنْسى، لا يَتَذَكَّر
zapomenoutzapomenout se
glemmeforglemme sigforløbe sig
forgesi
unohtaa
zaboraviti
elfelejtmegfeledkezik
gleymagleyma sér
忘れる
잊다
obliviscor
nesusivaldytiper užmarštįužmaršusužmirštiužsimiršti
aizmirstaizmirstiespiemirstuzvesties nepiedienīgi
zabudnúť sa
pozabiti
glömma
ลืม
quên
forget
[fəˈget] (forgot (pt) (forgotten (pp)))A. VT → olvidar, olvidarse de
to forget to do sth → olvidarse de hacer algo
I forgot to close the window → me olvidé de or se me olvidó cerrar la ventana
I forgot to tell you why → se me olvidó decirte por qué
we shouldn't forget that → no debemos olvidar que ...
never to be forgotten → inolvidable
forget it! (= don't worry) → ¡no te preocupes!, ¡no importa!; (= you're welcome) → de nada, no hay de qué; (= no way) → ¡ni hablar!, ¡ni se te ocurra!
and don't you forget it! → ¡y que no se te olvide esto!
to forget o.s (= lose self-control) → pasarse, propasarse
to forget to do sth → olvidarse de hacer algo
I forgot to close the window → me olvidé de or se me olvidó cerrar la ventana
I forgot to tell you why → se me olvidó decirte por qué
we shouldn't forget that → no debemos olvidar que ...
never to be forgotten → inolvidable
forget it! (= don't worry) → ¡no te preocupes!, ¡no importa!; (= you're welcome) → de nada, no hay de qué; (= no way) → ¡ni hablar!, ¡ni se te ocurra!
and don't you forget it! → ¡y que no se te olvide esto!
to forget o.s (= lose self-control) → pasarse, propasarse
B. VI (gen) → olvidar; (= have a bad memory) → tener mala memoria
I forget → no recuerdo, me he olvidado
but I forgot → pero se me olvidó
I'm sorry, I'd completely forgotten! → ¡lo siento, se me había olvidado por completo!
I forgot all about it → se me olvidó por completo
if there's no money, you can forget (all) about the new car → si no hay dinero, puedes olvidarte del nuevo coche
let's forget about it! (in annoyance) → ¡olvidémoslo!, ¡basta!; (in forgiveness) → más vale olvidarlo
I forget → no recuerdo, me he olvidado
but I forgot → pero se me olvidó
I'm sorry, I'd completely forgotten! → ¡lo siento, se me había olvidado por completo!
I forgot all about it → se me olvidó por completo
if there's no money, you can forget (all) about the new car → si no hay dinero, puedes olvidarte del nuevo coche
let's forget about it! (in annoyance) → ¡olvidémoslo!, ¡basta!; (in forgiveness) → más vale olvidarlo
FORGET
You can use olvidar in 3 ways when translating to forget: olvidar, olvidarse de or the impersonal olvidársele algo a alguien.• When forgetting is accidental, the impersonal construction with se me, se le, is the commonest option - it emphasizes the involuntary aspect. Here, the object of forget becomes the subject of olvidar:
I forgot Se me olvidó I've forgotten what you said this morning Se me ha olvidado lo que dijiste esta mañana He forgot his briefcase Se le olvidó el maletínNOTE Olvidarse de and olvidar would be more formal alternatives:
• In other contexts, use either olvidarse de or olvidar.
Have you forgotten what you promised me? ¿Te has olvidado de or Has olvidado lo que me prometiste? In the end he managed to forget her Al final consiguió olvidarse de ella or consiguió olvidarla Don't forget me No te olvides de mí, No me olvidesCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
forget
[fərˈgɛt] [forgot] [fərˈgɒt] (pt) [forgotten] [fərˈgɒtən] (pp) vt → oublier
I've forgotten his name → J'ai oublié son nom.
She's forgotten where she left the car → Elle ne sait plus où elle a laissé la voiture.
to forget to do sth → oublier de faire qch
to forget how to do sth → ne plus savoir faire qch
to forget that ... → oublier que ...
to forget o.s. → se laisser aller
forget it! (= don't worry) → ce n'est rien! (= don't bother) → laisse tomber! (= no way) → n'y compte pas!
not forgetting → sans oublier
I've forgotten his name → J'ai oublié son nom.
She's forgotten where she left the car → Elle ne sait plus où elle a laissé la voiture.
to forget to do sth → oublier de faire qch
to forget how to do sth → ne plus savoir faire qch
to forget that ... → oublier que ...
to forget o.s. → se laisser aller
forget it! (= don't worry) → ce n'est rien! (= don't bother) → laisse tomber! (= no way) → n'y compte pas!
not forgetting → sans oublier
vi → oublier
I'm sorry, I completely forgot! → Je suis désolé, j'ai complètement oublié!
to forget about sb/sth → oublier qn/qch
I'm sorry, I completely forgot! → Je suis désolé, j'ai complètement oublié!
to forget about sb/sth → oublier qn/qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
forget
pret <forgot>, ptp <forgotten>vt → vergessen; ability, language → verlernen; never to be forgotten → unvergesslich, unvergessen; and don’t you forget it! → und dass du das ja nicht vergisst!; he never lets you forget it either → er sorgt dafür, dass du auch immer daran denkst; to forget to do something → vergessen, etw zu tun; I was forgetting you knew him → ich habe ganz vergessen, dass Sie ihn kennen; I forget his name → sein Name ist mir entfallen; I forget what I wanted to say → es ist mir entfallen, was ich sagen wollte; to forget one’s differences → seine Meinungsverschiedenheiten ruhen lassen; not forgetting … → nicht zu vergessen …; forget it! → schon gut!; you might as well forget it (inf) → das kannst du vergessen (inf)
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forget
[fəˈgɛt] (forgot (pt) (forgotten (pp)))1. vt → dimenticare
to forget to do sth → dimenticare di fare qc
to forget how to do sth → dimenticare come si fa qc
she never forgets a face → è molto fisionomista
never to be forgotten → indimenticabile
forget it! (fam) → lascia perdere!
to forget o.s. (lose self-control) → perdere la testa
to forget to do sth → dimenticare di fare qc
to forget how to do sth → dimenticare come si fa qc
she never forgets a face → è molto fisionomista
never to be forgotten → indimenticabile
forget it! (fam) → lascia perdere!
to forget o.s. (lose self-control) → perdere la testa
2. vi → dimenticarsi, scordarsi
I've forgotten all about it → me ne sono completamente dimenticato
let's forget about it! → non ne parliamo più!
I've forgotten all about it → me ne sono completamente dimenticato
let's forget about it! → non ne parliamo più!
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
forget
(fəˈget) – past tense forgot (fəˈgot) : past participle forgotten (fəˈgotn) – verb1. to fail to remember. He has forgotten my name.
2. to leave behind accidentally. She has forgotten her handbag.
3. to lose control of (oneself), act in an undignified manner. She forgot herself and criticized her boss during the company party.
forˈgetful adjective often forgetting. She is a very forgetful person.
forˈgetfully adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
forget
→ يَنْسَى zapomenout glemme vergessen ξεχνώ olvidar unohtaa oublier zaboraviti dimenticare 忘れる 잊다 vergeten glemme zapomnieć esquecer забывать glömma ลืม unutmak quên 忘记Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
forget
vi. olvidar; olvidarse de;
___ it → olvídese, olvídate de eso; no se preocupe, no te preocupes.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
forget
vt, vi (pret -got; pp -gotten; ger -getting) olvidarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.