forget
1. dismiss from the mind;
stop remembering (Freq. 61)
- I tried to bury these unpleasant memories
• Syn:
bury
• Ant:
remember
• Hyponyms:
unlearn, suppress, repress
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They won't forget the story
2. be unable to remember (Freq. 21)
- I'm drawing a blank
- You are blocking the name of your first wife!
• Syn:
block, blank out, draw a blank
• Ant:
remember
• Derivationally related forms:
block (for: block)
• Hyponyms:
slip, slip one's mind
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something (for: block)
- Somebody ----s somebody (for: block)
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE (for: block)
- They won't forget the story
3. forget to do something (Freq. 9)
- Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!
• Ant:
mind
• Hypernyms:
neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss,
leave out, overlook, overleap
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- They forget to move
4. leave behind unintentionally
- I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant
- I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors
• Syn:
leave
• Hypernyms:
lose
• Verb Group:
leave
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s something PP
- They forget the money in the closet
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