forget in English: To not be able to remember something. (verb)

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.

Origin: Old English
Root: forgietan

Grammar

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.

Examples

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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".

Related words

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.

ignore

To hear or see someone and decide to give them no attention.

memory

Something you remember, or the power to keep things in your mind.

dismiss

To send someone away, or to refuse to think seriously about an idea.

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