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Forget: Meaning, Usage, and Common Mistakes (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：fail to recall (forget)

forget 🔊

/fərˈɡet/

to not remember a fact, information, or person.

Forget meaning: person struggling to recall information

fail to recall 🔊

➕

/feɪl tə rɪˈkɔːl/

To be unable to bring to mind a specific piece of information or a person's identity, often unintentionally.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：elementary

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'forgietan' (for- 'away' + gietan 'to grasp').

💡 Mnemonic

Associate 'for' (away) + 'get' (grasp): something slips from your mental grasp.

📖 Example

I'm so sorry, I completely forgot your birthday party is today! 🔊 I'm so sorry, I completely forgot your birthday party is today!

🔗 Collocations

forget about something – to cease to remember or think about something

forget the name – to be unable to recall a person's name

forget an appointment – to fail to remember a scheduled meeting

🔄 Synonyms

overlook (v.) – to fail to notice or consider something

neglect (v.) – to fail to care for something properly

disremember (v.) – an archaic term meaning to forget

🚫 Antonyms

remember (v.) – to be able to recall information

recall (v.) – to bring back to mind

retain (v.) – to keep in memory

🌱 Derivatives

forgetful (adj.) – tending to forget easily

forgettable (adj.) – not memorable

forgetfulness (n.) – the state of being forgetful

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Proto-Germanic *fragetan (“to lose hold of”). In medieval law, forgetting a debt could void a claim, underscoring memory’s legal significance.

Meaning 2：neglect to do (forget)

forget 🔊

/fərˈɡet/

to fail to remember to do something that you intended to do.

Forget example: person forgetting to turn off lamp

neglect to do 🔊

➕

/nɪˈɡlekt tə duː/

To inadvertently fail to carry out a planned action due to a lapse in memory.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：elementary

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Did you forget to turn off the kitchen light before leaving home? 🔊 Did you forget to turn off the kitchen light before leaving home?

🔗 Collocations

forget to do something – to fail to perform a required action

forget to lock the door – to fail to secure the door

forget to bring – to fail to carry an item

🔄 Synonyms

omit (v.) – to leave out or not include something

neglect (v.) – to give insufficient attention to something

skip (v.) – to not do something that was planned

🚫 Antonyms

remember (v.) – to think of and perform a required action

fulfill (v.) – to accomplish or complete a duty

🌱 Derivatives

forgetful (adj.) – tending to forget easily

forgetter (n.) – one who forgets