verb · neutral
forget
UK/fəˈɡet/US/fərˈɡet/for·GET
Band 6-7speakingtask2
to be unable to remember something; to fail to do or to leave behind by accident
Examples
“I forgot her name even though we met last year.”
“Don’t forget to lock the door.”
“He forgot his umbrella on the bus.”
Band 8 sentence
“I’d forgotten how crucial good sleep is until I started tracking my productivity over several difficult deadlines.”
Collocations
- forget to do something / forget about
- forget someone's name
- forget and forgive
Word family
forget v (base)forgets v (3rd sg)forgot v (past simple)forgotten v (past participle)forgetting v/gerund
Common mistakes
I have forgot my homework.→I have forgotten my homework.
Yesterday I forget my umbrella.→Yesterday I forgot my umbrella.
Say it for a higher band
5lose→6not remember→7+forget
Synonyms
fail to remember
overlook
Easily confused
lose
“I lost my keys yesterday and couldn't find them.”
Related words
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In Irregular forms
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