to totally forgot
30
1.8
- phrasal verb
- Informal
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- 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.
- Oh my gosh, I've totally forgotten that, totally forgotten that.
- Also I totally forgot to bring headphones so go straight up raw dog.
- And there was this idea from Anna Cadre Arado that I totally forgot about.
- OK, so I just finished masking but I totally forgot to show you guys the this little cool device by SKG and it's a little neck massager.
- So I everything's going well, except for the fact that I totally forgot to ask you to sign the table of dim lighting and I'm here in the Buddy Systems bed.
Examples
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And and I totally forgot what I was going to say.
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But when I got home, I totally forgot about it.
Blog text (10) -
OK Oh my God I totally forgot about this.
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Oh wait, I totally forgot you can take off your tape now back.
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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.
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Oh, my God, I totally forgot about Rhett.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not remember something you should remember
24
3.4
To forget something you planned to do by accident
7
4.5
Fail to remember something when you try to think of it
7
6.3
To ignore someone or suddenly forget something
1
9.5
Fail to remember something you knew before
1
6.3
To suddenly be unable to remember something for a short time
To not remember something at all
Forget to do something you planned to do
Antonyms
How Well Remembered
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2.4
- Informal
30
1.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
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'.