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{ "term": "forget", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "forget", "heSheIt": "forgets" }, "pastSimple": "forgot", "pastParticiple": "forgotten", "ingForm": "forgetting" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to not remember to do something that you ought to do, or to bring or buy something that you ought to bring or buy", "sensetop": "forget about somethingforget to do somethingforget something/somebody", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "‘Why weren't you at the meeting?’ ‘Sorry—I forgot.’" }, { "text": "In the excitement I forgot all about my little brother.", "contextForm": "forget about something" }, { "text": "Take care, and don't forget to write.", "contextForm": "forget to do something" }, { "text": "He **forgot to mention** he was bringing a guest." }, { "text": "I forgot to ask him for his address." }, { "text": "I forgot my purse *(= I did not remember to bring it)*.", "contextForm": "forget something/somebody" }, { "text": "‘Hey, don't forget me!’ *(= don't leave without me)*" }, { "text": "**Aren't you forgetting something?** *(= I think you have forgotten to do something)*" }, { "text": "Her joy was so infectious that he momentarily forgot his own fears for the future." }, { "text": "Oh yes! I almost forgot about the party." }, { "text": "He conveniently forgot to tell me he was married." }, { "text": "I clean forgot to give your brother the message." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["completely", "quite", "totally"], "verb + forget": ["seem to", "tend to", "want to"], "preposition": ["about"], "phrases": [ "forget all about something", "keep forgetting", "largely forgotten" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to be unable to remember something that has happened in the past or information that you knew in the past", "sensetop": "forget about somethingforget somethingforget (that)…forget where, how, etc…forget doing somethingforget somebody doing somethingit is forgotten that…", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Oh, I **almost forgot**—there was a call for you." }, { "text": "I'd **completely forgotten** about the money he owed me.", "contextForm": "forget about something" }, { "text": "I never forget a face.", "contextForm": "forget something" }, { "text": "I've forgotten my user name." }, { "text": "Who could forget his speech at last year's party?" }, { "text": "She keeps forgetting (that) I’m not a child any more.", "contextForm": "forget (that)…" }, { "text": "**I was forgetting** *(= I had forgotten)* (that) you’ve been here before." }, { "text": "It is **easy to forget** that not all countries have these advantages." }, { "text": "I've forgotten where they live exactly.", "contextForm": "forget where, how, etc…" }, { "text": "I forget how much they paid for it." }, { "text": "I'll **never forget** hearing this piece of music for the first time.", "contextForm": "forget doing something" }, { "text": "I'll never forget him sobbing uncontrollably at the funeral.", "contextForm": "forget somebody doing something" }, { "text": "**It should not be forgotten that** people used to get much more exercise.", "contextForm": "it is forgotten that…" }, { "text": "Before I forget, there was a call from Italy for you." }, { "text": "His pioneering work in the field was largely forgotten until the late 1940s." }, { "text": "I'll never forget the expression on his face." }, { "text": "You seem to forget that it was your idea in the first place." }, { "text": "I completely forgot you were coming today." }, { "text": "She keeps forgetting where she's put her glasses." }, { "text": "The experience of nearly getting killed is not easily forgotten." }, { "text": "a beautiful but almost forgotten corner of North Yorkshire" } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["completely", "quite", "totally"], "verb + forget": ["seem to", "tend to", "want to"], "preposition": ["about"], "phrases": [ "forget all about something", "keep forgetting", "largely forgotten" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to deliberately stop thinking about somebody/something", "sensetop": "forget about somebody/somethingforget somebody/somethingforget (that)…forget what…", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Try to forget about what happened.", "contextForm": "forget about somebody/something" }, { "text": "Could you possibly forget about work for five minutes?" }, { "text": "Forget him!", "contextForm": "forget somebody/something" }, { "text": "Let's forget our differences and be friends." }, { "text": "Forget glasses; soon your computer display will correct your vision." }, { "text": "Let's forget last night, shall we?" }, { "text": "Forget (that) I said anything!", "contextForm": "forget (that)…" }, { "text": "Forget what you've heard in the past.", "contextForm": "forget what…" } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["completely", "quite", "totally"], "verb + forget": ["seem to", "tend to", "want to"], "preposition": ["about"], "phrases": [ "forget all about something", "keep forgetting", "largely forgotten" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to stop thinking that something is a possibility", "sensetop": "forget about somethingforget something", "examples": [ { "text": "If I lose this job, we can forget about buying a new car.", "contextForm": "forget about something" }, { "text": "‘I was hoping you might be able to lend me the money.’ ‘You can forget that!’", "contextForm": "forget something" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to behave in a way that is not socially acceptable", "sensetop": "forget yourself", "examples": [ { "text": "I'm forgetting myself. I haven't offered you a drink yet!" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to tell somebody how they should behave, especially when they have been behaving in a way you do not like", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "You're a suspect, not a detective, and don't you forget it." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "used to tell somebody that something is not important and that they should not worry about it", "examples": [ { "text": "‘I still owe you for lunch yesterday.’ ‘Forget it.’" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "used to tell somebody that you are not going to repeat what you said", "examples": [ { "text": "‘Now, what were you saying about John?’ ‘Forget it, it doesn't matter.’" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "used to emphasize that you are saying ‘no’ to something", "examples": [ { "text": "‘Any chance of you helping out here?’ ‘Forget it, I've got too much to do.’" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "used to tell somebody to stop talking about something because they are annoying you", "examples": [ { "text": "Just forget it, will you!" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to stop feeling angry with somebody for something they have done to you and to behave as if it had not happened", "examples": [ { "text": "I know what he did was wrong but don’t you think it’s time to forgive and forget?" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to include something in the list of things that you have just mentioned", "labels": "(British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "I share the house with Jim, Ian and Sam, not forgetting Spike, the dog." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/fəˈɡet/", "audio": "fo/forget/forget__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/fəˈɡets/", "audio": "fo/forget/forgets__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/fəˈɡɒt/", "audio": "fo/forget/forgot__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/fəˈɡɒtn/", "audio": "fo/forget/forgotten__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/fəˈɡetɪŋ/", "audio": "fo/forget/forgetting__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/fərˈɡet/", "audio": "fo/forget/forget__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/fərˈɡets/", "audio": "fo/forget/forgets__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/fərˈɡɑːt/", "audio": "fo/forget/forgot__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/fərˈɡɑːtn/", "audio": "fo/forget/forgotten__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/fərˈɡetɪŋ/", "audio": "fo/forget/forgetting__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English forgietan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vergeten and German vergessen, and ultimately to for- and get." }