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English verb: forget | |||
| 1. | forget (cognition) dismiss from the mind; stop remembering | ||
| Samples | I tried to bury these unpleasant memories. | ||
| Examples | They won't forget the story | ||
| Synonyms | bury | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | repress, suppress, unlearn | ||
| Antonyms | think of, remember | ||
| 2. | forget (cognition) be unable to remember | ||
| Samples | I'm drawing a blank. You are blocking the name of your first wife!. | ||
| Examples | They won't forget the story | ||
| Synonyms | blank out, block, draw a blank | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | slip, slip one's mind | ||
| Antonyms | recall, recollect, remember, call back, call up, retrieve, think | ||
| 3. | forget (cognition) forget to do something | ||
| Samples | Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!. | ||
| Examples | They forget to move | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drop, leave out, miss, neglect, omit, overleap, overlook, pretermit | ||
| Antonyms | bear in mind, mind | ||
| 4. | forget (cognition) leave behind unintentionally | ||
| Samples | I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant. I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors. | ||
| Examples | They forget the money in the closet | ||
| Synonyms | leave | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lose | ||
| Verb group | leave | ||
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