English
rank|author|authority|pleasant|861|forget|break|Roman|wise
Etymology
Old English forġietan
Pronunciation
IPA|/�fo�get/, SAMPA|/"fo:get/
audio|en-us-forget.ogg|Audio (US)
Verb
en-verb|forgets|forgetting|forgot|forgotten
- transitive To lose remembrance of.
#: I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school.
- transitive To unintentionally not do.
#: I forgot to buy flowers for my wife at our 14th wedding anniversary.
- intransitive To cease remembering.
#: Let's just forget about it.
- rfv-sense Euphemism for fuck
#: Forget you!
Usage notes
In sense 1 and 3 this is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing).
In sense 2 this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive.
See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Translations
trans-top|to lose remembrance of
Finnish: t+|fi|unohtaa
German: t|de|verlernen, t+|de|vergessen
Japanese: ��� (����, wasureru)
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Polish: t|pl|zapomina� impf, t|pl|zapomnie� pf
Russian: заб�ва�� (zabyvát') impf, заб��� (zabýt') pf
Welsh: t-|cy|anghofio|xs=Welsh
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trans-top|to unintentionally not do
Finnish: t+|fi|unohtaa
German: t+|de|vergessen
Japanese: ��� (����, wasureru)
trans-mid
Polish: t|pl|zapomina� impf, t|pl|zapomnie� pf
Russian: заб�ва�� (zabyvát') impf, заб��� (zabýt') pf
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trans-top|to cease remembering
Finnish: t+|fi|unohtaa
German: t+|de|vergessen
trans-mid
Polish: t|pl|zapomina� impf, t|pl|zapomnie� pf
Russian: заб�ва�� (zabyvát') impf, заб��� (zabýt') pf
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ttbc|Basque: ahaztu
ttbc|Catalan: oblidar
ttbc|Chinese: �记 (wangji)
ttbc|Dutch: vergeten
ttbc|French: oublier
ttbc|Indonesian: lupa, alpa, lalai, lupa|melupakan
ttbc|Italian: dimenticare (1), dimenticare di fare (forget to do), dimenticare come si fa (forget how to do), scordare (1,2), dimenticarsi (3), scordarsi (3)
ttbc|Kurdish: KUchar|���ب�رب���
ttbc|Mongolian: ма��а� (martakh)
ttbc|Portuguese: esquecer
ttbc|Romanian: a uita
ttbc|Spanish: olvidar
ttbc|Telugu: మర�ిప�వ� (marachipoavu) (1, 2, 3)
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References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913
Category:Thinking
Category:English irregular verbs
el:forget
es:forget
fa:forget
fr:forget
gl:forget
ko:forget
io:forget
id:forget
it:forget
kk:forget
hu:forget
ja:forget
pl:forget
ru:forget
fi:forget
sv:forget
ta:forget
vi:forget
tr:forget
uk:forget
zh:forget
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