to forget

Examples

• All

• It's nice because the jokes make me forget how sad I am.

• I'm glad because usually everybody wants to forget it or change it to suit themselves.

  Fiction book (1990)

• And you must know I will never forget you ever.

• And we're not gonna let you forget it, okay?

  Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023)

• And still to this day, I'll never forget what that felt like.

• It's nice because the jokes make me forget how sad I am.

• One of these will make you forget all your troubles.

  I'm Not Gay : A Musical (2023)

• 'I want people to hear my voice 'and just forget their troubles for five minutes.

  Back to Black (2024)

• I've been trying to forget, but you won't let me.

• I wish I could forget, but I'm here.

Synonyms

B

to bury

vsto forget

328 4.1

To try to stop thinking about a memory or feeling

is a deliberate act to stop thinking about something without forceful erasure

P

to put aside

vsto forget

103 3.4

To stop thinking about something for a short time

is more final and removes thoughts instead of postponing them briefly

U

to unlearn

vsto forget

9 6.4

To stop a habit or belief you had before

is aimed at stopping thought generally rather than removing previously acquired skills or beliefs

U

to unsee

vsto forget

• Texting

7 9.1

To try to forget a disturbing image you have seen

is general deliberate stopping of thought rather than only about removing visual images

P

to put away

vsto forget

4 3.4

To stop thinking about a worry or feeling

is about deliberately removing something from mind rather than temporarily setting it aside

U

to unhear

vsto forget

• Texting

2 9.9

To try to forget something you heard that made you upset

is broader, applying to stopping thought rather than only to things someone told you

U

to unthink

vsto forget

1 9.3

Try to push a memory or idea out of your mind

is broader, applying to stopping thought generally rather than erasing single ideas

B

to black out the memory

vsto forget

7.7

To stop yourself remembering something sad or scary on purpose

is a deliberate choice to stop thinking rather than forcibly blocking past recollections

Antonyms

R

to remember

∞ 1.0

To think about something from the past

R

to remember

∞ 1.0

To keep something in your mind so you do not forget it

Idioms

F

to forgive and forget

• Informal

12 3.5

To stop feeling angry about a past event and be friendly again

F

forgive but don't forget

• Informal

6.5

To stop being angry with someone but keep remembering what they did to avoid being hurt again

Phrasal Verbs

F

to forget oneself

10 7.0

Act without control because of strong feelings

F

to forget someone's birthday

4 1.6

Not remember the date of someone's birthday

T

to totes forget

• Informal

9.9

To not remember something at all

Compounds

F

forget-me-not

2 4.7

A small plant with bright blue or white flowers that comes back every year

C

cape forget-me-not

• South African

8.9

A plant from southern Africa with bright blue flowers often grown in gardens

C

Chinese forget-me-not

7.2

A small plant that lives for two years and makes bright blue flowers

F

forget me drug

• NSFW

9.9

A strong sleeping drug used by criminals to make people forget what happened

G

garden forget-me-not

4.8

A small plant often grown in gardens with tiny blue, purple, or white flowers

How Forgotten

to erase

156 2.2

to forget

∞ 1.8

to unsee

• Texting

7 9.1

to block out

38 4.0

to suppress

88 5.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology