forget

for·get  (fr-gt, fôr-)

v. for·got (-gt), for·got·ten (-gtn) 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.

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)

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

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[Middle English forgeten, from Old English forgietan; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]

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for·getter n.

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forget [fəˈgɛt]

vb -gets, -getting, -got, -gotten archaic or 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.

a.  forget oneself. a. to act in an improper manner

b.  to be unselfish

c.  to be deep in thought

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]

forgettable  adj

forgetter  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	forget - dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "I tried to bury these unpleasant memories" bury unlearn - try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge repress, suppress - put out of one's consciousness think of, remember - keep in mind for attention or consideration; "Remember the Alamo"; "Remember to call your mother every day!"; "Think of the starving children in India!"
	2.	forget - be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" blank out, draw a blank, block slip one's mind, slip - pass out of one's memory recall, recollect, remember, call back, call up, retrieve, think - recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"
	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 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

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"

Translations

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

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

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 maletín

NOTE 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 olvides

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forget [fə^rˈgɛt] [forgot] [fə^rˈgɒt] (pt) [forgotten] [fə^rˈgɒt^ən] (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

vi → oublier
I'm sorry, I completely forgot! → Je suis désolé, j'ai complètement oublié!
to forget about sb/sth → oublier qn/qch

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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)

vi → es vergessen; don’t forget! → vergiss (es) nicht!; I never forget → ich vergesse nie etwas; where has he gone? — I forget → wo ist er hingegangen? — ich habe es vergessen or es ist mir entfallen; she drinks to forget → sie trinkt, um zu vergessen

vr (= behave improperly) → sich vergessen, aus der Rolle fallen; (= act unselfishly) → sich selbst vergessen

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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

2. vi → dimenticarsi, scordarsi
I've forgotten all about it → me ne sono completamente dimenticato
let's forget about it! → non ne parliamo più!

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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

2. vi → dimenticarsi, scordarsi
I've forgotten all about it → me ne sono completamente dimenticato
let's forget about it! → non ne parliamo più!

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forget

v forget [fəˈget]

1 to fail to remember He has forgotten my name. vergeet يَنْسى، لا يَتَذَكَّر забравям zapomenout glemme vergessen ξεχνώ olvidar unustama فراموش کردن unohtaa oublier לִשׁכּוֹחַ भूल जाना zaboraviti elfelejt melupakan gleyma dimenticare 忘れる 잊다 užmiršti aizmirst; piemirst melupakan vergeten (for)glemme zapominać esquecer a uita не помнить zabudnúť pozabiti zaboraviti glömma [] ลืม unutmak 忘記 забувати بھولنا quên 忘记

2 to leave behind accidentally She has forgotten her handbag. vergeet يَنْسى أن يَجْلِبَ معه оставям случайно zapomenout glemme vergessen ξεχνώ, αφήνω πίσω olvidar, dejar (maha) unustama جا گذاشتن unohtaa oublier לִשׁכּוֹחַ सोचना बंद कर देना zaboraviti, ostaviti elhagy melupakan gleyma dimenticare 置き忘れる 깜빡 잊고 오다 užmiršti aizmirst melupakan vergeten glemme zapominać esquecer a uita забыть zabudnúť pozabiti zaboraviti glömma ลืมทิ้งไว้ unutmak 遺忘 залишати غلطی سے چھوڑ دینا quên lãng 遗忘

3 to lose control of (oneself), act in an undignified manner She forgot herself and criticized her boss during the company party. selfbeheersing verloor يَتَصَرَّفُ تَصَرُّفا غير لائِقٍ، يَنْسى نَفْسَه държа се неприлично zapomenout se forglemme sig; forløbe sig sich vergessen ξεχνιέμαι, παραφέρομαι perder el control (ennast) unustama عنان اختیار از کف دادن menettää itsehillintänsä (s')oublier לִשׁכּוֹחַ उपेक्षा करना zaboraviti se, izgubiti kontrolu nad sobom megfeledkezik (magáról) lupa diri gleyma sér perdere la padronanza di sé, comportarsi male 自制心を失う 자제심을 잃다 nesusivaldyti, užsimiršti aizmirsties; uzvesties nepiedienīgi lupa diri zich vergeten forløpe/glemme seg zapomnieć się perder a cabeça a nu se controla забываться zabudnúť sa spozabiti se izgubiti se glömma sig ควบคุมตัวเองไม่ได้ (kendini) kaybetmek 忘形而表現出不當行為 забуватися آپا کھو دینا hành động không đứng đắn 忘乎所以

adj forˈgetful

often forgetting She is a very forgetful person. vergeetagtig كَثير النِسْيان разсеян zapomnětlivý glemsom vergeßlich ξεχασιάρης despistado, olvidadizo kehva mäluga فراموشکار huonomuistinen étourdi, négligent שַׁכחָן भुलक्कड़ zaboravan feledékeny pelupa gleyminn di poca memoria 忘れっぽい 잘 잊는 užmaršus aizmāršīgs pelupa vergeetachtig glemsk, glemsom zapominalski esquecido uituc забывчивый zábudlivý pozabljiv zaboravan glömsk ขี้ลืม unutkan 健忘的 забудькуватий; безпам'ятний بھول جانے والا có thói quen hay quên 健忘的

adv forˈgetfully

vergeetagtige مُتناسِيا، بِنِسْيان разсеяно zapomnětlivě glemsomt vergeßlich ξεχνώντας συνεχώς despistadamente, distraídamente hooletult با بی دقتی huonomuistisesti dans un moment d'étourderie מִתוֹך שִׁכחָה भुलक्कड़पन से zaboravno lalai gleymskulega, gálaust distrattamente 忘れっぽく 잘 잊어 per užmarštį aizmāršīgi pelupa vergeetachtig glemsk, glemsomt przez zapomnienie distraidamente într-un moment de ză­pă­ceală забывчиво zábudlivo zaboravno glömskt, försumligt อย่างขี้ลืม unutkanlıkla 健忘地 забудькуватість بھول سے sao lãng; lơ là 健忘地

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forget → ينسى zapomenout glemme vergessen ξεχνώ olvidar unohtaa oublier zaboraviti dimenticare 忘れる 잊다 vergeten glemme zapomnieć esquecer забывать glömma ลืม unutmak quên 忘记