Meaning

6 senses

  1. (transitive)To lose remembrance of.

    I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school.

    verlernen, vergessen

    забыва́тьzabyvátʹ, забы́тьzabýtʹ

    забува́тиzabuváty, забу́тиzabúty

  2. (transitive)To unintentionally not do, neglect.

    I forgot to buy flowers for my wife at our 14th wedding anniversary.

    vergessen

    забыва́тьzabyvátʹ, забы́тьzabýtʹ

    leave behind unintentionally

  3. (transitive)To unintentionally leave something behind.

    I forgot my car keys in the living room.

    verlegen, vergessen

    забыва́тьzabyvátʹ, забы́тьzabýtʹ

  4. (intransitive)To cease remembering.

    Let's just forget I ever told you anything about it.

    He forgot having already visited this city.

    vergessen

    забыва́тьzabyvátʹ, забы́тьzabýtʹ

    dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

  5. (broadly, informal, transitive)To not realize something (regardless of whether one has ever known it).

    People forget how much work goes into what we do.

  6. (slang)Euphemism for fuck, screw (a mild oath).

    Forget this, I'm done!

Examples

7100 sentences

  1. They forgot to lock the door.

    Вони забули замкнути двері.

    ruОни забыли запереть дверь.

    deSie haben vergessen, die Tür abzuschließen.

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  2. How can I forget those days?

    Як я можу забути ті дні?

    ruКак я могу забыть те дни?

    deWie kann ich jene Tage vergessen?

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  3. This fact must not be forgotten.

    Цей факт не має бути забутим.

    ruЭтот факт не должен быть забыт.

    deDiese Tatsache darf nicht vergessen werden.

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  4. I forgot to call him today.

    Я забув йому сьогодні зателефонувати.

    ruЯ забыл позвонить ему сегодня.

    deIch habe vergessen ihn heute anzurufen.

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  5. Don't forget to write to me.

    Не забувай мені писати.

    ruНе забывай мне писать.

    deVergiss nicht, mir zu schreiben!

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to lose remembrance of:
Русский
By meaning 1
to lose remembrance of:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to lose remembrance of:
to leave behind:

Origin

From Middle English forgeten, forgiten, foryeten, forȝiten, from Old English forġietan (“t

From Middle English forgeten, forgiten, foryeten, forȝiten, from Old English forġietan (“to forget”) [influenced by Old Norse geta ("to get, to guess")], from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan (“to give up, forget”). Equivalent to for- + get.

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Forms

forgets, forgetting, forgot, forgotten
Base formforget · to forget
3rd person singularforgets
Present participleforgetting
Past simpleforgot
Past participleforgotten

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyforget
he, she, itforgets

Past simpleLesson

all personsforgot

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave forgotten
he, she, ithas forgotten

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill forget

Synonyms

11 synonyms
overlookB2leave behindobliviatepass overdisremember
Close in meaning

Antonyms

7 antonyms
acquireB1learnA1mindA2recallB1recollectB2rememberA1reminisceC1

Word family

19 related words
RelatedmemoryA1recollectionB2
DerivedunforgettableA2forget aboutforgetfulforget itforget-me-notforgetnessforget oneselfforgettabilityforgettableforgettanceforgetterforgetteryforgettyforget younot forgettingreforgetset-and-forget

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • forgot to tell
  • never forget
  • forget to do
  • forgot to lock
  • forgot to buy
  • let's not forget
  • forgot to turn
  • never forget the
  • forgot to bring
  • almost forgot
  • forgot to pay
  • almost forgot to

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
forfeitureC2forgeforgeryforgetfulforgingforgivableforgiveB1
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