verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
clean forgot (= completely forgot )
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Sorry, I clean forgot your birthday.
forget sb’s birthday (= forget to send a card or present )
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Oh no! I forgot his birthday.
forget the past
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Forget the past and focus on the future.
forget to mention sth
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I must not forget to mention how kind he was to us.
forget your manners (= behave in an impolite way )
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Oh, I’m forgetting my manners. Let me introduce you to Suzanne.
forgive and forget (= forgive someone and no longer think about it )
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He didn’t look the sort of man to forgive and forget .
quietly forgotten
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The government hoped that their early mishandling of the crisis could be quietly forgotten .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
about
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This man with an interest in the murder everyone had forgotten about .
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For a blissful three hours I completely forgot about Alistair Dodge.
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Disposal of our domestic rubbish is something we tend to forget about once it's been picked up by the dust-cart.
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Force yourself on people. Forget about your feelings, think positively.
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He seemed to have forgotten about only letting me loose on water.
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Richard realized that he would have to forget about electrical engineering, but he had no idea what else to major in.
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The dress was put in a drawer, unfinished but not forgotten about .
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But now what we have to do is forget about the past and build on the present.
almost
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Although the village people had almost forgotten her trouble, she decided she could never be really happy in Marlott.
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The sun was moving across the sky and we had almost forgotten to check our traps.
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This assertion is so obvious now that its impact at the time is almost forgotten .
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Oops, I almost forgot my disposable Earplanes.
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I almost forgot about the exhibition.
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He had almost forgotten the appointment.
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She'd almost forgotten that the child was down there, closer to the intruder than she was.
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It had been so long since she had seen snow she had almost forgotten about it.
completely
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He'd been so busy that afternoon that he'd completely forgotten to call her.
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For a blissful three hours I completely forgot about Alistair Dodge.
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He completely forgot about young Mabel and at the end of the day went home to bed.
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They completely forgot about the rest of the cast and concentrated on their lines.
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I completely forgot my fears and rushed into his room.
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Through the passage of time and their incurious nature, the townspeople had completely forgotten where the name came from.
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But in this instance, comrade Preobrazhensky has completely forgotten about this fundamental methodological demand of Marxism.
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Might as well, since he has apparently completely forgotten how to make a good movie.
ever
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He hardly ever forgets to bring anything I might want.
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Who that saw that day will ever forget it!
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He remembered how they had first met - how could he ever forget ?
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But have you ever forgotten to turn off the headlights?
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A language she once knew but had forgotten about, forgotten ever hearing, forgotten she could speak.
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Would he ever forget that deranged look of hatred on her face, the violence of her attack on him?
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How could either of us ever forget ?
how
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He survived but had forgotten how to live.
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He had not seen green forest in so long, he had forgotten how it could move him.
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Have you forgotten how easy it is to delude yourself into believing you are in love?
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He examined the intercom again, but seemed to have forgotten how it worked.
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I think I forgot how to enjoy myself.
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He does not forget how many outs there are, or who is on what base.
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I must be precise here: the woman forgot how to hate him - the child feels it as keenly as ever.
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Leroy had forgotten how to love and show affection and wanted me to teach him.
never
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I will never forget , the shop windows were dressed beautifully with mauve velvet.
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I will never forget the joy of the wounded when they were brought into our lines.
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What is important, though, is that we should never forget the Christmas message.
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She never forgets the son she killed.
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I shall never forget that moment.
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The students will never forget these experiences, and they are learning academic skills in the context of use.
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He has never forgotten that disastrous voyage.
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He would never forget the agony he felt, as if something of himself had perished with the herd.
soon
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He soon forgot it as the filming restarted.
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They had a light syrupy taste, so addictive that she soon forgot her suffering. 2.
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However, the crew helped us aboard and I soon forgot my fright when we were given bananas to eat.
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Once cheered, contest winners are usually soon forgotten .
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However nerves and hangover were soon forgotten as we headed out into the middle of the river and the adrenaline started pumping.
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But he soon forgot his discomfort when he examined the many interesting rocks.
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And in any case, what Lucy may have done was surely not so dreadful and will be soon forgotten .
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He soon forgot about his dreams of Kee and the graveyard.
■ NOUN
name
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We paused now and again at some hostelry and, on one occasion, a Benedictine monastery, I forget its name .
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I was wondering if you know this guy Wilkinson, I forget his first name .
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It's so easy to forget that the name of the game is survival.
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Don't forget to leave your name , address and a daytime telephone number!
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He forgets your name . 2.
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I had forgotten his name , but it comes back to me now.
■ VERB
forgive
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This means I will forgive and forget quickly.
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Surely she could forgive , if not forget .
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Thousands of survivors were released and sent back to their villages amid exhortations to the nation to forgive and forget .
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How could he forgive or forget such a slight?
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He has not been able to forgive or to forget .
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Three years on it's impossible to forgive and forget .
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Hong Kong manufacturers depend almost entirely on export markets, many of which have been less willing to forgive and forget .
let
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Do not let them quite forget Momma and Papa if possible.
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Percy Mosely would not let him forget this anytime soon.
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But let us not forget that he gave his life in an act of selfless devotion to the race.
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It lets me forget how miserable my life is.
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He was an F and the other boys never let him forget this.
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Then again, let us nor forget , it is considered de rigueur to keep a few foreigners around.
seem
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He seemed to have forgotten about only letting me loose on water.
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Opening the door, Old Chao seemed to have forgotten his irritation.
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Rainbow seems to have forgotten my existence.
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He examined the intercom again, but seemed to have forgotten how it worked.
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I always seem to forget where they are.
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It seemed to have forgotten its tail.
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You humans seem to forget it's you that have all the fun.
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According to an unnamed correspondent for the New York Tribune: All sense of manhood seemed to be forgotten ....
try
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I just try to forget it all now, but I might have to go back.
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If you are an experienced computer programmer, please try to forget your coding experience, because no programming is required.
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During this time I tried hard to forget my feeling for him.
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She herself married a fine gentleman and tried to forget her time with Blue Beard.
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I tried to forget my loneliness and fear.
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I spent the next couple of weeks trying to forget Ling Lo and her problems.
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I went back to my room, trying to forget about my brother.
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Perhaps he tried to forget that the sanctuaries existed up there in the jungle, and put them out of his mind.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Why did Carol come back?" "She forgot her purse."
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Forget I mentioned it. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.
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a war the country was trying to forget
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Don't forget to call your mom tomorrow.
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Don't forget your lunch - it's on the counter.
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Don't let me forget my purse.
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I'd better put that on the calendar so I don't forget .
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I've forgotten her name.
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I've been trying not to think about her but my friends won't let me forget .
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I forgot all about tomorrow's exam.
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I completely forgot about the meeting.
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I keep forgetting that you're allergic to chocolate.
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If we can't get any funding, we might as well forget the whole thing.
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If you're not going to take this project seriously we might as well forget it.
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If you don't finish your homework, you can forget going skiing this weekend.
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It's his birthday tomorrow. I hope you haven't forgotten.
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It was an experience she would never forget .
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Look, we aren't making any progress - let's just forget the whole idea.
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Michael was at the airport before he realized he'd forgotten his passport.
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Oh, I forgot your camera. Is it all right if I bring it to you tomorrow?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Back then, reporters and police were coming to the house for weeks, until people started to forget .
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But I forgot that we are now in the era of the Leisure Jam.
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But the fact is that girls, more often than boys, are told that they were forgotten and left behind.
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But they forgot how time was-flying by, and suddenly Baba Yaga stood before them.
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He examined the intercom again, but seemed to have forgotten how it worked.
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Her normally lucid style had slipped and she had forgotten huge chunks of the recent past.
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Let us not forget , however, that witchcraft is by no means the excuse for all mistakes and misadventures.
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Usually awakenings that last less than seven minutes will be forgotten the following day.