forget
verb [T] (NOT BRING) /fəˈɡet/
/fɚ-/ (present participle forgetting, past tense forgot, past participle forgotten)Definition
A2 to not bring something with you because you did not remember it: I've forgotten my keys.Forgetting and forgetfulness
(Definition of forget verb (NOT BRING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -brained suffix
- absent-minded adjective
- be on the tip of your tongue idiom
- blot sth out phrasal verb (MEMORY)
- elude verb (NOT REMEMBER)
- extinguish verb (FEELING/IDEA)
- forget verb (NOT DO)
- forget verb (STOP THINKING)
- forgetful adjective
- get sth out of your mind idiom
- go by the board idiom
- hazy adjective (MEMORY)
- obliterate verb
- oblivion noun (NO MEMORY)
- out of sight, out of mind idiom
- overlook verb (NOT NOTICE)
- put sth behind you phrasal verb
- remove verb (TAKE AWAY)
- scatty adjective
- sink without (a) trace idiom
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