forget
part of speech
verb (forget, forgets, forgot, forgotten, forgetting)
meaning for a pupil
1) Not to remember something: a fact, a name, a word. tree →
2) Not to remember to do something or to bring something: forget your lunch. tree →
3) To stop thinking about something on purpose: «Forget it». tree →
sense in the lessons
In school: forget your homework, forget a spelling; tricks to not forget — lists, notes, routines. In safety: never forget to look both ways; don't forget sun cream. In stories forgetting something often starts the trouble. Phrases: forget about, forget to do, don't forget, I forgot, forget it, never forget, forgetful.
examples
- I forgot my PE kit at home. tree →
- Don't forget to brush your teeth. tree →
- I'll never forget my first day at school. tree →
- She forgot the answer, then remembered it later. tree →
- Have you forgotten your password? tree →
- He forgot to feed the fish. tree →
- Forget it — it doesn't matter. tree →
- Grandpa is getting forgetful. tree →
- But we are forgetting the birthday. tree →
note
Irregular: forget, forgot (past), forgotten (has forgotten). Double t: forgetting. «Forget to do» = not remember to do it; «forget doing» = not remember that you did it. Opposite: remember. «Forgot» not «forgetted».
In the corpora
- An older person who finds a new partner after losing a husband or wife has not forgotten the one who died.
- Grief gets gentler over months and years; playing and laughing during that time does not mean you have forgotten the person.
- Many bots forget everything when you start a new chat, unless a memory feature is switched on.
- Even when a bot forgets, the company may still store what you typed.
- When an actor forgets a line, making something up to keep the scene going is called improvising, and audiences usually forgive it.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «forget» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.