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forget

for·get

UK/fəˈɡɛt/ US/fɚˈɡɛt/ very common informal slang

verb

1.

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

  • “i tried to bury these unpleasant memories”
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2.

be unable to remember

  • “I”
  • “;”
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3.

forget to do something

  • “Don”
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4.

leave behind unintentionally

  • “I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant”
  • “I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors”
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Origin

From Middle English forgeten, forgiten, foryeten, forȝiten, from Old English forġietan (“to forget”) [influenced by Old Norse geta ("to get, to guess")], from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan (“to give up, forget”). Equivalent to for- + get. Cognate with : * Scots forget, forȝet (“to forget”), * West Frisian fergette, ferjitte, forjitte (“to forget”), * Dutch vergeten (“to forget”), * German vergessen (“to forget”).

Phrases

  • and don't you forget it
  • don't forget to write
  • eaten bread is soon forgotten
  • fire and forget
  • forget about
  • forget about it
  • forget it
  • forget oneself

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