forget

/fərˈɡet/ verb (present participle forgetting, past tense forgot, past participle forgotten)

Definition

A2 to not bring something with you because you did not remember it: I forgot my umbrella.

B1 to not remember something: I forgot his name. Don’t forget to feed the cat.

B1 (also forget about

/fərˈɡet əˌbɑʊt/) to stop thinking about someone or something: Let’s try to forget about work.

(Definition of forget verb from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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