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- [fer-get]
- /fərˈgɛt/
- /fəˈɡet/
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- [fer-get]
- /fərˈgɛt/
Definitions of forget word
- verb with object forget to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name. 1
- verb with object forget to omit or neglect unintentionally: I forgot to shut the window before leaving. 1
- verb with object forget to leave behind unintentionally; neglect to take: to forget one's keys. 1
- verb with object forget to omit mentioning; leave unnoticed. 1
- verb with object forget to fail to think of; take no note of. 1
- verb with object forget to neglect willfully; disregard or slight. 1
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Origin of forget
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; for- + get; replacing Middle English foryeten, Old English forg(i)etan; cognate with Old Saxon fargetan, Old High German firgezzan
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Parts of speech for Forget
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
forget popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
forget usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for forget
verb forget
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- obliterate — to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
- disremember — to fail to remember; forget.
- draw a blank — (of paper or other writing surface) having no marks; not written or printed on: a blank sheet of paper.
- lose sight of — no longer see
noun forget
- make peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- bury the hatchet — to cease hostilities and become reconciled
- kiss and make up — be reconciled
- let bygones be bygones — past; gone by; earlier; former: The faded photograph brought memories of bygone days.
Antonyms for forget
verb forget
- recollect — to collect, gather, or assemble again (something scattered).
- remember — to recall to the mind by an act or effort of memory; think of again: I'll try to remember the exact date.
- learn — to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience: to learn French; to learn to ski.
- recall — to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said?
- carry — If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground.
Top questions with forget
- how to forget something?
- how to forget someone?
- people will forget what you said?
- how to forget about someone?
- how to forget about a girl?
- how to unlock iphone when you forget password?
- how to forget?
- those who forget history are doomed to repeat it?
- how to forget someone who broke your heart?
- how to forget someone you love?
- how to forget a bad memory?
- how to forget a crush?
- never forget where you came from?
- glass tiger don t forget me when i m gone?
- why do we forget our dreams?
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