| VERB | cognition | forget, bury | dismiss from the mind |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | forget, block, blank out, draw a blank | be unable to remember | |
| cognition | forget | forget to do something | |
| cognition | forget, leave | leave behind unintentionally |
| Sounds | faorgeh't; fergeh't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abet ... yet: 108 rhymes with eht... | |
| Meaning | dismiss from the mind; stop remembering. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | They won't forget the story | |
| Synonym | bury | |
| Narrower | suppress, repress | put out of one's consciousness |
| unlearn | try to forget | |
| Opposite | remember, think of | Keep in mind / mind for attention or consideration |
| Spanish | olvidar | |
| Catalan | oblidar | |
| Meaning | Be unable to remember. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | They won't forget the story | |
| Synonyms | block, blank out, draw a blank | |
| Narrower | slip, slip one's mind | Pass out of one's memory |
| Opposite | remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think | recall knowledge from memory |
| Spanish | olvidar, quedarse en blanco | |
| Catalan | oblidar, quedar-se en blanc | |
| Meaning | forget to do something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Model | They forget to move | |
| Example | "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!" | |
| Broader | neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap | Leave undone or leave out |
| Opposite | mind, bear in mind | Keep in mind / mind |
| Catalan | oblidar | |
| Meaning | leave behind unintentionally. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Model | They forget the money in the closet | |
| Synonym | leave | |
| Broader | lose | miss from one's possessions |
| Similar to | leave | Go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness |
| Spanish | dejarse, dejar, olvidarse, olvidar | |
| Catalan | deixar-se, deixar, descuidar-se, oblidar-se | |
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