forget (fəˈɡɛt
)
Definitions
verb
- (when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to fail to recall (someone or something once known); be unable to remember
- (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to neglect, usually as the result of an unintentional error
- (tr) to leave behind by mistake
- (tr) to disregard intentionally
- (when tr, may take a clause as object) to fail to mention
- See forget oneself
- See forget it!
Alternative Forms
forˈgettable adjective forˈgetter nounWord Origin
Old English forgietan ; related to Old Frisian forgeta , Old Saxon fargetan , Old High German firgezzanSynonyms
View thesaurus entry= fail to remember not remember not recollect let slip from the memory fail to bring to mind
= dismiss from your mind
ignore,
overlook,
stop thinking about
let bygones be bygones,
consign to oblivion put out of your mind
Quotations
"An elephant never forgets"
Translations
- British English:
forgotten
Something that is forgotten is no longer remembered or thought about by people....an ancient, forgotten civilization.fəˈɡɒtn ADJECTIVE ...an ancient, forgotten civilization.
- Spanish:
olvidado
adj olvidada
- French:
oublié
adj
- German:
vergessen
adj
- Chinese: 被遗忘的 adj
- Arabic: مَنْسِي adj
- Portuguese: esquecido adj esquecida
- Russian: забытый adj забытая
- Croatian: zaboravljen adj zaboravljena
- Czech: zapomenutý adj
- Danish: glemt adj
- Dutch: vergeten adj
- Finnish: unohdettu adj
- Greek: ξεχασμένος adj ξεχασμένη
- Italian: dimenticato adj dimenticata
- Japanese: 忘れられた no_posp
- Korean: 잊은 adj
- Norwegian: glemt adj
- Polish: zapomniany adj zapomniana
- Brazilian Portuguese: esquecido adj esquecida
- European Spanish:
olvidado
adj olvidada
- Swedish: glömd nutr glömt
- Thai: ที่ถูกลืม adj
- Turkish: unutulmuş adj
- Vietnamese: bị lãng quên adj
Usage examples
She had forgotten about Jim Wallis, who they'd sent to keep an eye on her.
, THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)Even Land's End recovers some of its charm, its attractions forgotten like dusty mummies.
Country Life (2004)He misses the Premiership but a few managers have been out to see him so he knows he's not forgotten entirely.
Irish Times (2002)If you've forgotten to buy a cucumber, then the juice of a bunch of white grapes is just as effective.
Glasgow Herald (2001)They were to be buried swiftly and then forgotten , he decreed, while necromancers and wizards were outlawed.
, HEAVEN: A Traveller's Guide to the Undiscovered Country (2002)