Forget

  • 21forget*/*/*/ — [fəˈget] (present participle forgetting; past tense forgot [fəˈgɒt] ; past participle forgotten [fəˈgɒt(ə)n] ) verb [I/T] 1) to be unable to remember something I ve forgotten her phone number.[/ex] Did you forget about our agreement?[/ex] She… …

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  • 22forget — verb ADVERB ▪ completely, quite (esp. BrE), totally ▪ I completely forgot you were coming today. ▪ clean (old fashioned, informal) ▪ …

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  • 23forget — verb (forgot; forgotten or got; getting) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English forgietan, from for + gietan (akin to Old Norse geta to get) Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to lose the remembrance of ; be unable t …

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  • 24forget — forgettable, adj. forgetter, n. /feuhr get /, v., forgot or (Archaic) forgat; forgotten or forgot; forgetting. v.t. 1. to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone s name. 2 …

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  • 25forget it — spoken 1) used for telling someone that they should not worry about something because it is not important How much do I owe you? Oh, forget it – it s nothing. 2) used for showing that you are annoyed because you think someone s comment or… …

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  • 26forget — for•get [[t]fərˈgɛt[/t]] v. got, got•ten got, get•ting 1) to cease to remember; be unable to recall: to forget a name[/ex] 2) to omit or neglect unintentionally: I forgot to lock the gate[/ex] 3) to leave behind unintentionally: to forget one s… …

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  • 27forget — [c]/fəˈgɛt / (say fuh get) verb (forgot or, Archaic, forgat, forgotten or, Archaic, forgot, forgetting) –verb (t) 1. to cease to remember; fail to remember; be unable to reca …

  • 28Forget it! — 1. exclam. Never mind, it wasn’t important! □ Forget it! It wasn’t important. □ I had an objection, but just forget it! 2. exclam. Never mind, it was no trou le at all! □ No trouble at all. Forget it! □ …

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  • 29forget — Synonyms and related words: abandon, blink at, blow up, brush aside, brush off, bury the hatchet, charge off, charge to experience, consign to oblivion, discount, dismiss, disregard, draw a blank, drop the subject, fail, fluff, forget about it,… …

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  • 30forget — v. (forgetting; past forgot; past part. forgotten or esp. US forgot) 1 tr. & (often foll. by about) intr. lose the remembrance of; not remember (a person or thing). 2 tr. (foll. by clause or to + infin.) not remember; neglect (forgot to come;… …

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