Words / A2

f-uh-GET/fəˈɡet/

To forget is to fail to remember. Forget + noun: forget your keys. Forget to + verb: don’t forget to call. Forget + -ing looks back at a memory. Remember is the opposite. Forgot / forgotten are the past forms.

Meaning

To fail to remember.

Examples

• “Don’t forget your keys.”
• “I forgot her name.”
• “Don’t forget to lock the door.”

Good to know

forget to + verb (future duty). Opposite: remember. Past: forgot.

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