FORGET


Meaning of FORGET in English

v.

1) to ~ completely, utterly

2) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ about (she forgot about the concert)

3) ( E ) I forgot to call

4) ( G ; usu. in neg. and interrogative constructions) the children will never ~ visiting this park

5) ( K ) the audience will not ~ his singing this role

6) ( L ) don't ~ that we are going out this evening

7) ( Q ) a person never ~s how to swim

USAGE NOTE: The sentence she forgot to buy a newspaper means that she did not buy a newspaper. The sentence she forgot about buying a newspaper may mean either that she did not buy a newspaper or that she bought a newspaper but does not remember buying it.

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.