forget - English word #408

Translation

To not be able to remember something.

Word origin

From Old English forgietan, made from for- meaning away or amiss and gietan meaning to grasp, so to lose your grasp of a thing.

Verb typeirregular (forget, forgets, forgot)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

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"Forget" means to not be able to remember something.

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"Forgets" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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"Forgot" is the past form of "forget".

remember

To keep something in your mind, or to think of it again.

remind

To make someone remember something they must do or know.

learn

To get new knowledge or a new skill by studying, trying, or being taught.

know

To have information about something, or to be familiar with a person.

keep

To have or hold something and not let it go, or to make something stay the same.

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