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to totally forgot

to totally forgot

30 1.8
Do not remember something at all
  • phrasal verb
  • Informal
: olvidarse por completo
  • I totally forgot about my appointment this morning.
  • Oh, I totally forgot
  • God, I totally forgot
  • I just totally forgot

Oh my gosh, I've totally forgotten that, totally forgotten that.

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Examples

  • And and I totally forgot what I was going to say.

  • But when I got home, I totally forgot about it.

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  • OK Oh my God I totally forgot about this.

  • Oh wait, I totally forgot you can take off your tape now back.

  • Dude, I totally forgot the second part of your gift!

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  • I totally forgot she was coming.

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  • Gosh, l totally forgot to tell you.

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  • I'm sorry, I totally forgot.

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  • OK, I totally forgot that I have not updated you guys on the patio situation.

  • Oh, my God, I totally forgot about Rhett.

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Synonyms

to forget
vsto totally forgot
∞ 1.0

Not remember something you should remember

emphasizes total failure to remember rather than general inability
to slip my mind
vsto totally forgot
  • Informal
24 3.4

To forget something you planned to do by accident

indicates total lack of remembering rather than a brief accidental lapse
to draw a blank
vsto totally forgot
  • Informal
7 4.5

Fail to remember something when you try to think of it

covers complete failure to remember rather than failing only when trying
to blank
vsto totally forgot
  • Informal
7 6.3

To ignore someone or suddenly forget something

is the clear total failure to remember not deliberate ignoring
to disremember
vsto totally forgot
  • Archaic
1 9.5

Fail to remember something you knew before

stresses complete failure to remember rather than neutral loss of memory
to blank out
vsto totally forgot
  • Informal
1 6.3

To suddenly be unable to remember something for a short time

refers to total failure to remember rather than a sudden temporary block
to totes forget
vsto totally forgot
  • Informal
9.9

To not remember something at all

is the neutral expression for a complete failure to remember
to slip one's mind
vsto totally forgot
  • Informal
4.4

Forget to do something you planned to do

refers to complete not accidental memory failure

Antonyms

to recall
∞ 2.4

Remember something from the past

How Well Remembered

to recall
∞ 2.4
to totally forgot
  • Informal
30 1.8

Surface Forms

totally forgot infinitive
totally forgot past
totally forgetting present participle
totally forgets third person singular
totally forgotten past participle

Morphology

totally + forget

The meaning 'completely failed to remember' is directly and compositionally derived from 'totally' (completely) modifying 'forget' (to fail to recall), with no idiomatic or metaphorical shift. This adverb + verb intensifier pattern is common across languages and follows standard English composition, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the MWE.

Etymology

The phrase totally forgot paints a simple picture of a thought falling out of your head and disappearing. 'Totally' means completely and forgot shows the memory is gone, so the phrase means 'did not remember at all'.