verb
forget
fuh-GEHT
verb
1
To fail to remember something.
"I always forget where I put my keys."
"Don't forget to call your mother tonight."
2
To accidentally leave something behind.
"He forgot his umbrella on the train."
How to Use Forget
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo lose track of something in your memory, or to leave something behind by accident.
Common pairings
forget to do something
never forget
forget about it
Word Forms
forgot past tense, forgat past tense, forgotten past tense, Forgets plural, forgets singular
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Etymology
From Old English forġietan, from for- + get — literally "to give up (a memory)."