forget

Definition for forget

verb as in not be able to remember

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clean forget, consign to oblivion, dismiss from mind, disremember, draw a blank, escape one's memory, fail to remember, let slip from memory, lose consciousness of, lose sight of, misrecollect, think no more of, unsee

verb as in leave behind

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fail, ignore, neglect, overlook, skip

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blink, discount, disregard, drop, omit, slight, transgress, trespass

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lose sight of, overpass, pass over

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You forget a little bit about everything else happening around you.

From BBC

If we can make people forget their differences with a bit of humor, that’s a home run in my book.

From Los Angeles Times

But even as she was being undermined by an egotistical boss at every turn, the former vice president did something remarkable that shouldn’t be forgotten.

From Salon

In her performance of grieving and gaining wisdom for her followers, she forgets to actually grieve.

From Los Angeles Times

But they forgot to tell us that there was a firework display on the roof of the hotel.

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