Definition of forget in English:

forget

verbforgotten, forgets, forgot, forgetting fəˈɡɛtfərˈɡɛt

[with object]

1Fail to remember.
忘，忘记
he had forgotten his lines
他忘了台词。
with clause she had completely forgotten how hungry she was
她完全忘了自己有多累多饿。
Example sentencesExamples
- I was in one of my dancing moods and completely forgot his distaste for mustard.
- Not being pressed to come up with arguments or evidence to support them, one forgets the arguments and fails to obtain the evidence.
- I recently picked the thing up again and surprised myself by remembering most of the chords, but completely forgetting their names.
- Most of the time this meant that she forgot my name and remembered to give her manicurist a lovely tip.
- It smelled delicious and made us forget the preceding conversation completely.
- Often blood was drawn but without malice, just an accident, like an actor forgetting his lines because he's trying too hard to remember.
- Soon he forgets the article and remembers only Dominique; he gathers sketches so he can go into the office where she is, but thinks better of it.
- A person either remembers these voices or forgets them.
- Mary has 18 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren and she says she has an awful lot of birthdays to remember but she never forgets any of them.
- The story is an allegory of the Cultural Revolution, and deals with remembering and forgetting the traumatic events of the Maoist era.
- Neither are unreliable to the point of forgetting an appointment completely.
- I am crossing fingers that I won't completely forget everything when it goes live!
- I found myself mixing up my lines, or forgetting them completely.
- Ask me again in two weeks - I'll either have forgotten it completely, or it will behaunting me.
- He blocks shots with abandon - completely forgetting the scary incident a few years back when a puck hit him in the chest, musing him to collapse.
- By the time you go back in the afternoon some of these people have completely forgotten the cameras are there.
- No one who lived through that period can have forgotten it or failed to carry its images in their mind.
- I've now remembered that I've forgotten something else, but I can live without it.
- I'm sure, in retrospect, that it was a case of remembering the hits and forgetting the misses.
- As we listen to his wonderful gab, we should remember what he sometimes forgot or failed to say.
Synonyms
fail to remember, fail to recall, fail to think of, let slip
1. 1.1 Inadvertently neglect to do, bring, or mention something.
  因疏忽而忘记
  I forgot my raincoat
  with infinitive she forgot to lock her door
  她忘记锁门了。
  no object I'm sorry, I just forgot
  对不起，我忘了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But he forgot to mention the shadow which is naturally cast by any object standing in the light, whether or not it is visible to our eyes.
  One nice thing I forgot to mention was the bottle of champagne I won in the raffle.
  I forgot to mention that LAX is the craziest airport that I have ever visited.
  They ran to the trunk and popped it open, to find 2 other bags that they forgot to bring in.
  Ross may simply have forgotten to mention this, but it is the fact that there is no legal penalty that beggars belief.
  Actually, the drummer was intending to record it and forgot to bring his tape machine.
  I forgot to mention something which happened a couple of days ago.
  I forgot to mention that Joy is one of the best blog writers I've come across.
  This works particularly well if your humans have forgotten to bring a plastic bag.
  It looks to me like someone on his staff forgot to bring the right suitcase.
  I had just started preparing the hot tube for a bath when I saw I had forgot to bring my toothpaste.
  Oh yeah I forgot to mention that I got my University acceptance, final and complete, in the mail today.
  John, you also forgot to mention their dastardly plans to bomb women and children in yet more state sponsored terror.
  In the tumult of today, I forgot to mention my lovely night out yesterday.
  I forgot to mention the corporatization and control of the music industry and radio.
  He's not tried to be dishonest, he has just forgotten to mention one thing.
  She almost forgot to bring her cell phone at the top of the kitchen counter but luckily she remembered it.
  It's also very possible that sometimes Max forgot to bring the records home and they got tossed out.
  I forgot to mention earlier that my amazement at the proliferation of wireless networks continues.
  Pulling the shower curtains away I realized I had forgot to bring in my clothes.
  Somehow they forgot to mention that we share nearly as high a percentage of genes with chimpanzees.
  This is something that they forgot to mention right at the start, in the opening meeting.
  I forgot to mention on Wednesday that I'd harvested my first sprouting broccoli.
  I forgot to mention when talking about Oscar that he had his 15 minutes of fame.
  I forgot to mention a conversation I had with Adam while we were watching the Opening Ceremony.
  Amidst my ranting I forgot to mention why I posted the previous blog.
  I forgot to bring my bathing suit, so I had to wear a pair of Dylan's shorts, and I wore my top.
  Kane apparently forgot to mention that he too had been drinking.
  I think I forgot to mention that Saturday my family was supposed to have a little gathering around a barbecue pit.
  Synonyms
  neglect, fail, omit, not remember
  archaic pretermit
2. 1.2 Deliberately cease to think of.
  forget all this romantic stuff
  忘掉所有这些浪漫的东西吧。
  no object for years she had struggled to forget about him
  多年来她一直尽力想忘掉他。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Some might hide and forget about it, there are some who might even run from it and try to make a new life, forgetting the past like it never existed.
  Now I can forget about it until early April, when the actual paper itself is due.
  If you get to 30 and you're single, forget about it, you're one of life's singles.
  They're not kidding themselves about their age, but ice hockey lets them forget about it for a couple of hours each week.
  That's where dishes you can pop in the oven and forget about come in.
  Either buy the girl her superstructure out of the goodness of your heart or forget about it.
  That crisis of civilizational morale, in turn, helps explain why European man is deliberately forgetting his history.
  Add the rice and two cups of water, cover the pot, and turn the heat down low enough for you to forget about it for a while.
  A couple of great events are coming up in the next two months to help us forget about all the snow earlier this week.
  When push comes to shove, you just forget about it - it's just not worth the heartache.
  I know there are the people who will say just forget about it, it's not worth it.
  The view out the front through the large windscreen is good, but forget about seeing the bonnet.
  Anyone in his position would have wanted to completely forget about his escape from the long arm of the law.
  If the Democrats preselect this dud, they can forget about trying to regain credibility.
  The players and management can go home and forget about it, we have to live with the trauma of possible relegation every day.
  We should forget about the Government, forget about the doctor and think about the patient.
  Then you might as well forget about walking to the traffic lights and just jaywalk in the middle of the street.
  And on the other hand I don't want him to call me, because it would be so much easier to forget about him that way.
  He advised people with dogs to forget about exercise in the excessive heat and to make sure there was plenty of shade and cool water.
  Now in its eighth year, World Book Day encourages children to forget about technology and to get back to basics.
  Synonyms
  stop thinking about, think no more of, cease to think of, cease to remember, put out of one's mind, shut out, blank out, pay no heed to, not worry about, ignore, overlook, never mind, take no notice of, banish from one's thoughts, put away, get over, set aside, lay aside, pass over, abandon, have done with, drop, disregard, brush off, shrug off
3. 1.3forget oneself Neglect to behave in an appropriate way.
  ‘I'm sorry, Cassie. I forget myself’
  Example sentencesExamples
  When Joe appears, she forgets herself and jumps to her feet, dropping the blanket and exposing her condition.
  Moments later, she forgot herself for a second and said she had to go and use the potty.
  I gave a whoop of joy, and, forgetting myself, hugged my brother.
  She straightened and glanced at him from the corner of her eye in controlled disdain like she'd seen Rachel do when a suitor forgot himself with her.
  ‘I'm sorry, Your Highness, I forgot myself,’ Brian quickly amended.
  Brent elbowed me, fortunately, for I had completely forgotten myself.
  He is so used to lying that he forgot himself and revealed the truth that the plane was shot down but didn't think about the logical mess he had gotten himself into by mentioning it as if it was part of a terrorist act in itself
  With everything going on, she said, I almost forgot myself.
  When I realized just how close we were getting, or, I guess, when I completely forgot myself and almost kissed you, I freaked out.
  For a second you forgot yourself and kissed me back.
  If I forget myself even for a second and let myself down I know there'll be people who'll jump on that.
  Temporarily forgetting himself, Cannington was now leaning across the desk staring at Robert King.
  But today, in an unguarded moment, he forgets himself.
  As she gets into her job in intelligence, she's forgetting herself and her temper is starting to show through.
  Indeed, they maintain an impressive dignity when the audience forgets itself and shakes with laughter.
  Brian, forgetting himself, retorted, ‘Can you see yourself on the monitor?’
  They either remember my game playing as a child and avoid the issue or I'm too embarrassed to ask them just in case I forget myself and slam a door when I lose…
  I forgot myself and promptly slammed the door in their faces.
  Affronted and forgetting myself I replied coldly, ‘What about you?’
  And as though she had forgotten herself, she quickly amended, ‘I mean… you know how it is… with big brothers.’
  ‘One silly girl can't make all that difference, Francis,’ Eleanor dismissed, ‘You forget yourself!’
  So if you momentarily forget yourself and somehow fail to legitimately acquire rights, don't worry, because they can vape that inauthentic content instantly, and you'll be clean again.
  He's getting all the plaudits for walking, but what actually happened was that he forgot himself and started to move.
  I think that these people had forgotten themselves.
  But as the century progressed, this right allowed individuals to protect their personal dignity even when they had temporarily forgotten themselves in moments of indiscretion.
  For this reason we didn't let any of the other neighborhood kids come along, kids who often forgot themselves, called out, fought over the best pickings, and sometimes stood up visible if they couldn't pay attention or were too anxious.
  Not that we have many guests, mind you, but it doesn't do to forget yourself, does it?
  Yet she will soon forget herself and mess up if she has not done so already.
  Greg had forgotten himself, had stepped outside his boundaries, and now he was paying for that.
  On Thursday night, the president forgot himself.
  Synonyms
  act improperly, misbehave, do wrong, go wrong, behave badly, be misbehaved, misconduct oneself, be bad, be naughty, get up to mischief, get up to no good, act up, give/cause someone trouble
  sin, go astray, transgress, trespass, fall from grace, lapse, degenerate
  British informal muck about, play up

Phrases

forget it

1Said when telling someone that their idea or aspiration is impracticable.
休想，不可能；别抱什么希望
2Said when insisting to someone that there is no need for apology or thanks.
不必在意，别提了；不用谢
‘I'm sorry …’ she began. ‘Forget it’

not forgetting —

(at the end of a list) and also —
还有（用在列举事物的最后）
there are wild goats and deer, not forgetting the famous Lundy ponies
有野山羊，鹿，绵羊，还有著名的伦迪小马。
Example sentencesExamples
- You're taught about everything from nutrition, rice cooking, and knife skills, to the many varieties of sushi - not forgetting presentation.
- The heat and not forgetting the stress was mounting upon Sarah and it was beginning to show…
- An example of this is the school celebrating religious festivals such as the Hindu Diwali and the Muslim Eid, not forgetting Christmas.
- We now have two home games in the next two weeks, which means points must be gained properly from good quality cricket, batting, bowling and not forgetting fielding.
- Since then his life has been hectic, after adjusting to the climate, the culture and not forgetting the old enemy, the mosquito, a fellow that shows no mercy.
- The designers seek inspiration from the 1940s and the 1960s, not forgetting the 1980s revival.
- Guests travelled from Ireland, Wales, Kent, London and San Lucia, not forgetting some long standing friends in Monserret.
- The Trust has a range of other projects in the pipeline, large and small, that will benefit all sectors of the community, not forgetting the older members who are so often overlooked.
- Scottish Friends of Palestine, one of the organisers of the protest against the event, is proud to have Jewish founding members, not forgetting existing members.
- It would help considerably if parents ensure that the owners name appears somewhere on all items of clothing, not forgetting footballs.

Derivatives

forgetter

nounfəˈɡɛtəfərˈɡɛdər

While trying to suppress their memories, the best forgetters displayed particularly intense blood flow - indicating elevated neural activity - in the prefrontal cortex and unusually little blood flow in the hippocampus.
Example sentencesExamples
- This bar was for the forgetters; the men and women who only drank because it was better than having to face the long walk home.
- Following this principle, I determined to become the best forgetter that ever lived!
- I'm glad to know I'm not the only car singing, lyric forgetter.
- Thus, for a community out of step with the rest of society, the confession of failings served to recall both backsliders and forgetters to the perfection to which they were called at the time of their preparation for baptism.

Origin

Old English forgietan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vergeten and German vergessen, and ultimately to for- and get.

Rhymes

abet, aiguillette, anisette, Annette, Antoinette, arête, Arlette, ate, baguette, banquette, barbette, barrette, basinet, bassinet, beget, Bernadette, beset, bet, Bette, blanquette, Brett, briquette, brochette, brunette (US brunet), Burnett, cadet, caravanette, cassette, castanet, charette, cigarette (US cigaret), clarinet, Claudette, Colette, coquette, corvette, couchette, courgette, croquette, curette, curvet, Debrett, debt, dinette, diskette, duet, epaulette (US epaulet), flageolet, flannelette, fret, galette, gazette, Georgette, get, godet, grisette, heavyset, Jeanette, jet, kitchenette, La Fayette, landaulet, launderette, layette, lazaret, leatherette, let, Lett, lorgnette, luncheonette, lunette, Lynette, maisonette, majorette, maquette, Marie-Antoinette, marionette, Marquette, marquisette, martinet, met, minaret, minuet, moquette, motet, musette, Nanette, net, noisette, nonet, novelette, nymphet, octet, Odette, on-set, oubliette, Paulette, pet, Phuket, picquet, pillaret, pincette, pipette, piquet, pirouette, planchette, pochette, quartet, quickset, quintet, regret, ret, Rhett, roomette, rosette, roulette, satinette, septet, serviette, sestet, set, sett, sextet, silhouette, soubrette, spinet, spinneret, statuette, stet, stockinet, sublet, suffragette, Suzette, sweat, thickset, threat, Tibet, toilette, tret, underlet, upset, usherette, vedette, vet, vignette, vinaigrette, wagonette, wet, whet, winceyette, yet, Yvette

Definition of forget in US English:

forget

verbfərˈɡetfərˈɡɛt

[with object]

1Fail to remember.
忘，忘记
he had forgotten his lines
他忘了台词。
with clause she had completely forgotten how tired and hungry she was
她完全忘了自己有多累多饿。
Example sentencesExamples
- As we listen to his wonderful gab, we should remember what he sometimes forgot or failed to say.
- Often blood was drawn but without malice, just an accident, like an actor forgetting his lines because he's trying too hard to remember.
- He blocks shots with abandon - completely forgetting the scary incident a few years back when a puck hit him in the chest, musing him to collapse.
- By the time you go back in the afternoon some of these people have completely forgotten the cameras are there.
- I am crossing fingers that I won't completely forget everything when it goes live!
- Most of the time this meant that she forgot my name and remembered to give her manicurist a lovely tip.
- A person either remembers these voices or forgets them.
- The story is an allegory of the Cultural Revolution, and deals with remembering and forgetting the traumatic events of the Maoist era.
- Not being pressed to come up with arguments or evidence to support them, one forgets the arguments and fails to obtain the evidence.
- Neither are unreliable to the point of forgetting an appointment completely.
- Mary has 18 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren and she says she has an awful lot of birthdays to remember but she never forgets any of them.
- I was in one of my dancing moods and completely forgot his distaste for mustard.
- I've now remembered that I've forgotten something else, but I can live without it.
- I found myself mixing up my lines, or forgetting them completely.
- Soon he forgets the article and remembers only Dominique; he gathers sketches so he can go into the office where she is, but thinks better of it.
- Ask me again in two weeks - I'll either have forgotten it completely, or it will behaunting me.
- It smelled delicious and made us forget the preceding conversation completely.
- I recently picked the thing up again and surprised myself by remembering most of the chords, but completely forgetting their names.
- No one who lived through that period can have forgotten it or failed to carry its images in their mind.
- I'm sure, in retrospect, that it was a case of remembering the hits and forgetting the misses.
Synonyms
fail to remember, fail to recall, fail to think of, let slip
1. 1.1 Inadvertently neglect to do, bring, or mention something.
  因疏忽而忘记
  I forgot my raincoat
  with infinitive she forgot to lock her door
  她忘记锁门了。
  no object I'm sorry, I just forgot
  对不起，我忘了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Pulling the shower curtains away I realized I had forgot to bring in my clothes.
  Oh yeah I forgot to mention that I got my University acceptance, final and complete, in the mail today.
  I think I forgot to mention that Saturday my family was supposed to have a little gathering around a barbecue pit.
  I forgot to mention that Joy is one of the best blog writers I've come across.
  I forgot to mention the corporatization and control of the music industry and radio.
  I forgot to mention on Wednesday that I'd harvested my first sprouting broccoli.
  I forgot to mention when talking about Oscar that he had his 15 minutes of fame.
  Kane apparently forgot to mention that he too had been drinking.
  But he forgot to mention the shadow which is naturally cast by any object standing in the light, whether or not it is visible to our eyes.
  She almost forgot to bring her cell phone at the top of the kitchen counter but luckily she remembered it.
  I forgot to mention something which happened a couple of days ago.
  John, you also forgot to mention their dastardly plans to bomb women and children in yet more state sponsored terror.
  It's also very possible that sometimes Max forgot to bring the records home and they got tossed out.
  Ross may simply have forgotten to mention this, but it is the fact that there is no legal penalty that beggars belief.
  I forgot to bring my bathing suit, so I had to wear a pair of Dylan's shorts, and I wore my top.
  This is something that they forgot to mention right at the start, in the opening meeting.
  He's not tried to be dishonest, he has just forgotten to mention one thing.
  I forgot to mention a conversation I had with Adam while we were watching the Opening Ceremony.
  In the tumult of today, I forgot to mention my lovely night out yesterday.
  This works particularly well if your humans have forgotten to bring a plastic bag.
  Somehow they forgot to mention that we share nearly as high a percentage of genes with chimpanzees.
  Actually, the drummer was intending to record it and forgot to bring his tape machine.
  I had just started preparing the hot tube for a bath when I saw I had forgot to bring my toothpaste.
  I forgot to mention that LAX is the craziest airport that I have ever visited.
  Amidst my ranting I forgot to mention why I posted the previous blog.
  It looks to me like someone on his staff forgot to bring the right suitcase.
  One nice thing I forgot to mention was the bottle of champagne I won in the raffle.
  They ran to the trunk and popped it open, to find 2 other bags that they forgot to bring in.
  I forgot to mention earlier that my amazement at the proliferation of wireless networks continues.
  Synonyms
  neglect, fail, omit, not remember
  leave behind, omit to take, overlook, lose track of, mislay, misplace, lose
2. 1.2 Put out of one's mind; cease to think of or consider.
  忘掉，不再想（或考虑）
  forget all this romantic stuff
  忘掉所有这些浪漫的东西吧。
  no object for years she had struggled to forget about him
  多年来她一直尽力想忘掉他。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Now in its eighth year, World Book Day encourages children to forget about technology and to get back to basics.
  That crisis of civilizational morale, in turn, helps explain why European man is deliberately forgetting his history.
  We should forget about the Government, forget about the doctor and think about the patient.
  Then you might as well forget about walking to the traffic lights and just jaywalk in the middle of the street.
  They're not kidding themselves about their age, but ice hockey lets them forget about it for a couple of hours each week.
  He advised people with dogs to forget about exercise in the excessive heat and to make sure there was plenty of shade and cool water.
  I know there are the people who will say just forget about it, it's not worth it.
  Now I can forget about it until early April, when the actual paper itself is due.
  Anyone in his position would have wanted to completely forget about his escape from the long arm of the law.
  If you get to 30 and you're single, forget about it, you're one of life's singles.
  The players and management can go home and forget about it, we have to live with the trauma of possible relegation every day.
  The view out the front through the large windscreen is good, but forget about seeing the bonnet.
  Some might hide and forget about it, there are some who might even run from it and try to make a new life, forgetting the past like it never existed.
  A couple of great events are coming up in the next two months to help us forget about all the snow earlier this week.
  Either buy the girl her superstructure out of the goodness of your heart or forget about it.
  If the Democrats preselect this dud, they can forget about trying to regain credibility.
  That's where dishes you can pop in the oven and forget about come in.
  Add the rice and two cups of water, cover the pot, and turn the heat down low enough for you to forget about it for a while.
  And on the other hand I don't want him to call me, because it would be so much easier to forget about him that way.
  When push comes to shove, you just forget about it - it's just not worth the heartache.
  Synonyms
  stop thinking about, think no more of, cease to think of, cease to remember, put out of one's mind, shut out, blank out, pay no heed to, not worry about, ignore, overlook, never mind, take no notice of, banish from one's thoughts, put away, get over, set aside, lay aside, pass over, abandon, have done with, drop, disregard, brush off, shrug off
3. 1.3forget oneself Stop thinking about one's own problems or feelings.
  忘我，不自私
  he must forget himself in his work
  在工作中他必须忘我。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He is in a state of disinterested absorption, so far as to forget himself and his earthly needs.
  She needed relaxation and fun, an opportunity to forget herself, or find herself, feel like Olivia again.
  So she prayed and forgot herself, remembering her Lord, her beloved Siam, her King and her dead family.
  Let her try to forget herself and to think only of God, but gently and simply without any violent effort.
  It's such a visual spectacle that, perhaps for a moment, you do forget yourself.
  But the man who forgets himself and his desires in order to serve the Lord, will find life, that is, a reward in the kingdom.
  As she puts it, when she's with a customer, she has to forget herself and assume a role.
  If you want to remember God, then first learn to forget yourself a little.
  His days were full of suffering, but he forgot himself, and only prayed that he might make peace before he died.
  It seemed as if the time of the day had stopped, and she was glad as she forgot herself as she danced, listening to the music intently.
  She makes clear that this cocky, pure, maddening, unwise girl forgot herself in a cause greater than herself.
  I think you ought to stop it, or he'll soon forget himself and start expecting the respect a proper name commands.
  After 10 long years of workmanlike painting, he decided to forget himself and embrace nature wholeheartedly.
  When the film forgot itself and slipped in some witty dialogue or situational comedy, the audience roared in relief.
  Eyes that burned into a soul she had bargained away for one brief moment to forget herself in him.
  Knowledge issues from a ripe mind at the point of its ripeness where it forgets itself and receives an inspiration.
  Be determined to fight the battle against pride by considering each day as an opportunity to forget yourself and serve others.
  His prose is simply beautiful, and frequently forgets itself and takes wing into the poetic, much to our delight.
  Once when the child was struggling to breathe, the mother, forgetting herself entirely, took the little one into her arms to keep her from choking to death.
  She always explained that she forgot herself entirely and simply did what had to be done.
  You realise as well how enervating the babble in your own head actually is and how peaceful it's possible to feel when you forget yourself by becoming totally engaged, through the senses, with your surroundings.
  The self, like the bumblebee sucking honey from a lotus forgets itself in the ecstasy of being one with the Divine.
  It says, ‘Life satisfaction occurs most often when people are engaged in absorbing activities that cause them to forget themselves, lose track of time, and stop worrying.’
4. 1.4forget oneself Act improperly or unbecomingly.
  忘乎所以；行为不合体统
  Example sentencesExamples
  But as the century progressed, this right allowed individuals to protect their personal dignity even when they had temporarily forgotten themselves in moments of indiscretion.
  Temporarily forgetting himself, Cannington was now leaning across the desk staring at Robert King.
  Yet she will soon forget herself and mess up if she has not done so already.
  For a second you forgot yourself and kissed me back.
  Indeed, they maintain an impressive dignity when the audience forgets itself and shakes with laughter.
  Moments later, she forgot herself for a second and said she had to go and use the potty.
  If I forget myself even for a second and let myself down I know there'll be people who'll jump on that.
  But today, in an unguarded moment, he forgets himself.
  As she gets into her job in intelligence, she's forgetting herself and her temper is starting to show through.
  ‘One silly girl can't make all that difference, Francis,’ Eleanor dismissed, ‘You forget yourself!’
  I think that these people had forgotten themselves.
  With everything going on, she said, I almost forgot myself.
  When Joe appears, she forgets herself and jumps to her feet, dropping the blanket and exposing her condition.
  They either remember my game playing as a child and avoid the issue or I'm too embarrassed to ask them just in case I forget myself and slam a door when I lose…
  Affronted and forgetting myself I replied coldly, ‘What about you?’
  I forgot myself and promptly slammed the door in their faces.
  Greg had forgotten himself, had stepped outside his boundaries, and now he was paying for that.
  Not that we have many guests, mind you, but it doesn't do to forget yourself, does it?
  Brian, forgetting himself, retorted, ‘Can you see yourself on the monitor?’
  He's getting all the plaudits for walking, but what actually happened was that he forgot himself and started to move.
  ‘I'm sorry, Your Highness, I forgot myself,’ Brian quickly amended.
  She straightened and glanced at him from the corner of her eye in controlled disdain like she'd seen Rachel do when a suitor forgot himself with her.
  Brent elbowed me, fortunately, for I had completely forgotten myself.
  On Thursday night, the president forgot himself.
  And as though she had forgotten herself, she quickly amended, ‘I mean… you know how it is… with big brothers.’
  When I realized just how close we were getting, or, I guess, when I completely forgot myself and almost kissed you, I freaked out.
  I gave a whoop of joy, and, forgetting myself, hugged my brother.
  For this reason we didn't let any of the other neighborhood kids come along, kids who often forgot themselves, called out, fought over the best pickings, and sometimes stood up visible if they couldn't pay attention or were too anxious.
  So if you momentarily forget yourself and somehow fail to legitimately acquire rights, don't worry, because they can vape that inauthentic content instantly, and you'll be clean again.
  He is so used to lying that he forgot himself and revealed the truth that the plane was shot down but didn't think about the logical mess he had gotten himself into by mentioning it as if it was part of a terrorist act in itself
  Synonyms
  act improperly, misbehave, do wrong, go wrong, behave badly, be misbehaved, misconduct oneself, be bad, be naughty, get up to mischief, get up to no good, act up, cause someone trouble, give someone trouble

Phrases

forget it

1Said when insisting to someone that there is no need for apology or thanks.
不必在意，别提了；不用谢
2Said when telling someone that their idea or aspiration is impracticable.
休想，不可能；别抱什么希望
Example sentencesExamples
- As for the possibility of anyone having a view that represents a blend of the obligatory sets of ideas, forget it!
- As for nerdy engines powered by Linux, forget it.

not forgetting —

(at the end of a list) and also —
还有（用在列举事物的最后）
we depend on them for food and shelter and clothing, not forgetting heat in the wintertime
Example sentencesExamples
- The Trust has a range of other projects in the pipeline, large and small, that will benefit all sectors of the community, not forgetting the older members who are so often overlooked.
- Guests travelled from Ireland, Wales, Kent, London and San Lucia, not forgetting some long standing friends in Monserret.
- Since then his life has been hectic, after adjusting to the climate, the culture and not forgetting the old enemy, the mosquito, a fellow that shows no mercy.
- It would help considerably if parents ensure that the owners name appears somewhere on all items of clothing, not forgetting footballs.
- The designers seek inspiration from the 1940s and the 1960s, not forgetting the 1980s revival.
- Scottish Friends of Palestine, one of the organisers of the protest against the event, is proud to have Jewish founding members, not forgetting existing members.
- We now have two home games in the next two weeks, which means points must be gained properly from good quality cricket, batting, bowling and not forgetting fielding.
- The heat and not forgetting the stress was mounting upon Sarah and it was beginning to show…
- An example of this is the school celebrating religious festivals such as the Hindu Diwali and the Muslim Eid, not forgetting Christmas.
- You're taught about everything from nutrition, rice cooking, and knife skills, to the many varieties of sushi - not forgetting presentation.

Origin

Old English forgietan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vergeten and German vergessen, and ultimately to for- and get.

单词	forget
释义	Definition of forget in English: forget verbforgotten, forgets, forgot, forgetting fəˈɡɛtfərˈɡɛt [with object] 1Fail to remember. 忘，忘记 he had forgotten his lines 他忘了台词。 with clause she had completely forgotten how hungry she was 她完全忘了自己有多累多饿。 Example sentencesExamples I was in one of my dancing moods and completely forgot his distaste for mustard. Not being pressed to come up with arguments or evidence to support them, one forgets the arguments and fails to obtain the evidence. I recently picked the thing up again and surprised myself by remembering most of the chords, but completely forgetting their names. Most of the time this meant that she forgot my name and remembered to give her manicurist a lovely tip. It smelled delicious and made us forget the preceding conversation completely. Often blood was drawn but without malice, just an accident, like an actor forgetting his lines because he's trying too hard to remember. Soon he forgets the article and remembers only Dominique; he gathers sketches so he can go into the office where she is, but thinks better of it. A person either remembers these voices or forgets them. Mary has 18 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren and she says she has an awful lot of birthdays to remember but she never forgets any of them. The story is an allegory of the Cultural Revolution, and deals with remembering and forgetting the traumatic events of the Maoist era. Neither are unreliable to the point of forgetting an appointment completely. I am crossing fingers that I won't completely forget everything when it goes live! I found myself mixing up my lines, or forgetting them completely. Ask me again in two weeks - I'll either have forgotten it completely, or it will behaunting me. He blocks shots with abandon - completely forgetting the scary incident a few years back when a puck hit him in the chest, musing him to collapse. By the time you go back in the afternoon some of these people have completely forgotten the cameras are there. No one who lived through that period can have forgotten it or failed to carry its images in their mind. I've now remembered that I've forgotten something else, but I can live without it. I'm sure, in retrospect, that it was a case of remembering the hits and forgetting the misses. As we listen to his wonderful gab, we should remember what he sometimes forgot or failed to say. Synonyms fail to remember, fail to recall, fail to think of, let slip 1.1 Inadvertently neglect to do, bring, or mention something. 因疏忽而忘记 I forgot my raincoat with infinitive she forgot to lock her door 她忘记锁门了。 no object I'm sorry, I just forgot 对不起，我忘了。 Example sentencesExamples But he forgot to mention the shadow which is naturally cast by any object standing in the light, whether or not it is visible to our eyes. One nice thing I forgot to mention was the bottle of champagne I won in the raffle. I forgot to mention that LAX is the craziest airport that I have ever visited. They ran to the trunk and popped it open, to find 2 other bags that they forgot to bring in. Ross may simply have forgotten to mention this, but it is the fact that there is no legal penalty that beggars belief. Actually, the drummer was intending to record it and forgot to bring his tape machine. I forgot to mention something which happened a couple of days ago. I forgot to mention that Joy is one of the best blog writers I've come across. This works particularly well if your humans have forgotten to bring a plastic bag. It looks to me like someone on his staff forgot to bring the right suitcase. I had just started preparing the hot tube for a bath when I saw I had forgot to bring my toothpaste. Oh yeah I forgot to mention that I got my University acceptance, final and complete, in the mail today. John, you also forgot to mention their dastardly plans to bomb women and children in yet more state sponsored terror. In the tumult of today, I forgot to mention my lovely night out yesterday. I forgot to mention the corporatization and control of the music industry and radio. He's not tried to be dishonest, he has just forgotten to mention one thing. She almost forgot to bring her cell phone at the top of the kitchen counter but luckily she remembered it. It's also very possible that sometimes Max forgot to bring the records home and they got tossed out. I forgot to mention earlier that my amazement at the proliferation of wireless networks continues. Pulling the shower curtains away I realized I had forgot to bring in my clothes. Somehow they forgot to mention that we share nearly as high a percentage of genes with chimpanzees. This is something that they forgot to mention right at the start, in the opening meeting. I forgot to mention on Wednesday that I'd harvested my first sprouting broccoli. I forgot to mention when talking about Oscar that he had his 15 minutes of fame. I forgot to mention a conversation I had with Adam while we were watching the Opening Ceremony. Amidst my ranting I forgot to mention why I posted the previous blog. I forgot to bring my bathing suit, so I had to wear a pair of Dylan's shorts, and I wore my top. Kane apparently forgot to mention that he too had been drinking. I think I forgot to mention that Saturday my family was supposed to have a little gathering around a barbecue pit. Synonyms neglect, fail, omit, not remember archaic pretermit 1.2 Deliberately cease to think of. forget all this romantic stuff 忘掉所有这些浪漫的东西吧。 no object for years she had struggled to forget about him 多年来她一直尽力想忘掉他。 Example sentencesExamples Some might hide and forget about it, there are some who might even run from it and try to make a new life, forgetting the past like it never existed. Now I can forget about it until early April, when the actual paper itself is due. If you get to 30 and you're single, forget about it, you're one of life's singles. They're not kidding themselves about their age, but ice hockey lets them forget about it for a couple of hours each week. That's where dishes you can pop in the oven and forget about come in. Either buy the girl her superstructure out of the goodness of your heart or forget about it. That crisis of civilizational morale, in turn, helps explain why European man is deliberately forgetting his history. Add the rice and two cups of water, cover the pot, and turn the heat down low enough for you to forget about it for a while. A couple of great events are coming up in the next two months to help us forget about all the snow earlier this week. When push comes to shove, you just forget about it - it's just not worth the heartache. I know there are the people who will say just forget about it, it's not worth it. The view out the front through the large windscreen is good, but forget about seeing the bonnet. Anyone in his position would have wanted to completely forget about his escape from the long arm of the law. If the Democrats preselect this dud, they can forget about trying to regain credibility. The players and management can go home and forget about it, we have to live with the trauma of possible relegation every day. We should forget about the Government, forget about the doctor and think about the patient. Then you might as well forget about walking to the traffic lights and just jaywalk in the middle of the street. And on the other hand I don't want him to call me, because it would be so much easier to forget about him that way. He advised people with dogs to forget about exercise in the excessive heat and to make sure there was plenty of shade and cool water. Now in its eighth year, World Book Day encourages children to forget about technology and to get back to basics. Synonyms stop thinking about, think no more of, cease to think of, cease to remember, put out of one's mind, shut out, blank out, pay no heed to, not worry about, ignore, overlook, never mind, take no notice of, banish from one's thoughts, put away, get over, set aside, lay aside, pass over, abandon, have done with, drop, disregard, brush off, shrug off 1.3forget oneself Neglect to behave in an appropriate way. ‘I'm sorry, Cassie. I forget myself’ Example sentencesExamples When Joe appears, she forgets herself and jumps to her feet, dropping the blanket and exposing her condition. Moments later, she forgot herself for a second and said she had to go and use the potty. I gave a whoop of joy, and, forgetting myself, hugged my brother. She straightened and glanced at him from the corner of her eye in controlled disdain like she'd seen Rachel do when a suitor forgot himself with her. ‘I'm sorry, Your Highness, I forgot myself,’ Brian quickly amended. Brent elbowed me, fortunately, for I had completely forgotten myself. He is so used to lying that he forgot himself and revealed the truth that the plane was shot down but didn't think about the logical mess he had gotten himself into by mentioning it as if it was part of a terrorist act in itself With everything going on, she said, I almost forgot myself. When I realized just how close we were getting, or, I guess, when I completely forgot myself and almost kissed you, I freaked out. For a second you forgot yourself and kissed me back. If I forget myself even for a second and let myself down I know there'll be people who'll jump on that. Temporarily forgetting himself, Cannington was now leaning across the desk staring at Robert King. But today, in an unguarded moment, he forgets himself. As she gets into her job in intelligence, she's forgetting herself and her temper is starting to show through. Indeed, they maintain an impressive dignity when the audience forgets itself and shakes with laughter. Brian, forgetting himself, retorted, ‘Can you see yourself on the monitor?’ They either remember my game playing as a child and avoid the issue or I'm too embarrassed to ask them just in case I forget myself and slam a door when I lose… I forgot myself and promptly slammed the door in their faces. Affronted and forgetting myself I replied coldly, ‘What about you?’ And as though she had forgotten herself, she quickly amended, ‘I mean… you know how it is… with big brothers.’ ‘One silly girl can't make all that difference, Francis,’ Eleanor dismissed, ‘You forget yourself!’ So if you momentarily forget yourself and somehow fail to legitimately acquire rights, don't worry, because they can vape that inauthentic content instantly, and you'll be clean again. He's getting all the plaudits for walking, but what actually happened was that he forgot himself and started to move. I think that these people had forgotten themselves. But as the century progressed, this right allowed individuals to protect their personal dignity even when they had temporarily forgotten themselves in moments of indiscretion. For this reason we didn't let any of the other neighborhood kids come along, kids who often forgot themselves, called out, fought over the best pickings, and sometimes stood up visible if they couldn't pay attention or were too anxious. Not that we have many guests, mind you, but it doesn't do to forget yourself, does it? Yet she will soon forget herself and mess up if she has not done so already. Greg had forgotten himself, had stepped outside his boundaries, and now he was paying for that. On Thursday night, the president forgot himself. Synonyms act improperly, misbehave, do wrong, go wrong, behave badly, be misbehaved, misconduct oneself, be bad, be naughty, get up to mischief, get up to no good, act up, give/cause someone trouble sin, go astray, transgress, trespass, fall from grace, lapse, degenerate British informal muck about, play up Phrases forget it 1Said when telling someone that their idea or aspiration is impracticable. 休想，不可能；别抱什么希望 2Said when insisting to someone that there is no need for apology or thanks. 不必在意，别提了；不用谢 ‘I'm sorry …’ she began. ‘Forget it’ not forgetting — (at the end of a list) and also — 还有（用在列举事物的最后） there are wild goats and deer, not forgetting the famous Lundy ponies 有野山羊，鹿，绵羊，还有著名的伦迪小马。 Example sentencesExamples You're taught about everything from nutrition, rice cooking, and knife skills, to the many varieties of sushi - not forgetting presentation. The heat and not forgetting the stress was mounting upon Sarah and it was beginning to show… An example of this is the school celebrating religious festivals such as the Hindu Diwali and the Muslim Eid, not forgetting Christmas. We now have two home games in the next two weeks, which means points must be gained properly from good quality cricket, batting, bowling and not forgetting fielding. Since then his life has been hectic, after adjusting to the climate, the culture and not forgetting the old enemy, the mosquito, a fellow that shows no mercy. The designers seek inspiration from the 1940s and the 1960s, not forgetting the 1980s revival. Guests travelled from Ireland, Wales, Kent, London and San Lucia, not forgetting some long standing friends in Monserret. The Trust has a range of other projects in the pipeline, large and small, that will benefit all sectors of the community, not forgetting the older members who are so often overlooked. Scottish Friends of Palestine, one of the organisers of the protest against the event, is proud to have Jewish founding members, not forgetting existing members. It would help considerably if parents ensure that the owners name appears somewhere on all items of clothing, not forgetting footballs. Derivatives forgetter nounfəˈɡɛtəfərˈɡɛdər While trying to suppress their memories, the best forgetters displayed particularly intense blood flow - indicating elevated neural activity - in the prefrontal cortex and unusually little blood flow in the hippocampus. Example sentencesExamples This bar was for the forgetters; the men and women who only drank because it was better than having to face the long walk home. Following this principle, I determined to become the best forgetter that ever lived! I'm glad to know I'm not the only car singing, lyric forgetter. Thus, for a community out of step with the rest of society, the confession of failings served to recall both backsliders and forgetters to the perfection to which they were called at the time of their preparation for baptism. Origin Old English forgietan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vergeten and German vergessen, and ultimately to for- and get. Rhymes abet, aiguillette, anisette, Annette, Antoinette, arête, Arlette, ate, baguette, banquette, barbette, barrette, basinet, bassinet, beget, Bernadette, beset, bet, Bette, blanquette, Brett, briquette, brochette, brunette (US brunet), Burnett, cadet, caravanette, cassette, castanet, charette, cigarette (US cigaret), clarinet, Claudette, Colette, coquette, corvette, couchette, courgette, croquette, curette, curvet, Debrett, debt, dinette, diskette, duet, epaulette (US epaulet), flageolet, flannelette, fret, galette, gazette, Georgette, get, godet, grisette, heavyset, Jeanette, jet, kitchenette, La Fayette, landaulet, launderette, layette, lazaret, leatherette, let, Lett, lorgnette, luncheonette, lunette, Lynette, maisonette, majorette, maquette, Marie-Antoinette, marionette, Marquette, marquisette, martinet, met, minaret, minuet, moquette, motet, musette, Nanette, net, noisette, nonet, novelette, nymphet, octet, Odette, on-set, oubliette, Paulette, pet, Phuket, picquet, pillaret, pincette, pipette, piquet, pirouette, planchette, pochette, quartet, quickset, quintet, regret, ret, Rhett, roomette, rosette, roulette, satinette, septet, serviette, sestet, set, sett, sextet, silhouette, soubrette, spinet, spinneret, statuette, stet, stockinet, sublet, suffragette, Suzette, sweat, thickset, threat, Tibet, toilette, tret, underlet, upset, usherette, vedette, vet, vignette, vinaigrette, wagonette, wet, whet, winceyette, yet, Yvette verb.1 phr. Definition of forget in US English: forget verbfərˈɡetfərˈɡɛt [with object] 1Fail to remember. 忘，忘记 he had forgotten his lines 他忘了台词。 with clause she had completely forgotten how tired and hungry she was 她完全忘了自己有多累多饿。 Example sentencesExamples As we listen to his wonderful gab, we should remember what he sometimes forgot or failed to say. Often blood was drawn but without malice, just an accident, like an actor forgetting his lines because he's trying too hard to remember. He blocks shots with abandon - completely forgetting the scary incident a few years back when a puck hit him in the chest, musing him to collapse. By the time you go back in the afternoon some of these people have completely forgotten the cameras are there. I am crossing fingers that I won't completely forget everything when it goes live! Most of the time this meant that she forgot my name and remembered to give her manicurist a lovely tip. A person either remembers these voices or forgets them. The story is an allegory of the Cultural Revolution, and deals with remembering and forgetting the traumatic events of the Maoist era. Not being pressed to come up with arguments or evidence to support them, one forgets the arguments and fails to obtain the evidence. Neither are unreliable to the point of forgetting an appointment completely. Mary has 18 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren and she says she has an awful lot of birthdays to remember but she never forgets any of them. I was in one of my dancing moods and completely forgot his distaste for mustard. I've now remembered that I've forgotten something else, but I can live without it. I found myself mixing up my lines, or forgetting them completely. Soon he forgets the article and remembers only Dominique; he gathers sketches so he can go into the office where she is, but thinks better of it. Ask me again in two weeks - I'll either have forgotten it completely, or it will behaunting me. It smelled delicious and made us forget the preceding conversation completely. I recently picked the thing up again and surprised myself by remembering most of the chords, but completely forgetting their names. No one who lived through that period can have forgotten it or failed to carry its images in their mind. I'm sure, in retrospect, that it was a case of remembering the hits and forgetting the misses. Synonyms fail to remember, fail to recall, fail to think of, let slip 1.1 Inadvertently neglect to do, bring, or mention something. 因疏忽而忘记 I forgot my raincoat with infinitive she forgot to lock her door 她忘记锁门了。 no object I'm sorry, I just forgot 对不起，我忘了。 Example sentencesExamples Pulling the shower curtains away I realized I had forgot to bring in my clothes. Oh yeah I forgot to mention that I got my University acceptance, final and complete, in the mail today. I think I forgot to mention that Saturday my family was supposed to have a little gathering around a barbecue pit. I forgot to mention that Joy is one of the best blog writers I've come across. I forgot to mention the corporatization and control of the music industry and radio. I forgot to mention on Wednesday that I'd harvested my first sprouting broccoli. I forgot to mention when talking about Oscar that he had his 15 minutes of fame. Kane apparently forgot to mention that he too had been drinking. But he forgot to mention the shadow which is naturally cast by any object standing in the light, whether or not it is visible to our eyes. She almost forgot to bring her cell phone at the top of the kitchen counter but luckily she remembered it. I forgot to mention something which happened a couple of days ago. John, you also forgot to mention their dastardly plans to bomb women and children in yet more state sponsored terror. It's also very possible that sometimes Max forgot to bring the records home and they got tossed out. Ross may simply have forgotten to mention this, but it is the fact that there is no legal penalty that beggars belief. I forgot to bring my bathing suit, so I had to wear a pair of Dylan's shorts, and I wore my top. This is something that they forgot to mention right at the start, in the opening meeting. He's not tried to be dishonest, he has just forgotten to mention one thing. I forgot to mention a conversation I had with Adam while we were watching the Opening Ceremony. In the tumult of today, I forgot to mention my lovely night out yesterday. This works particularly well if your humans have forgotten to bring a plastic bag. Somehow they forgot to mention that we share nearly as high a percentage of genes with chimpanzees. Actually, the drummer was intending to record it and forgot to bring his tape machine. I had just started preparing the hot tube for a bath when I saw I had forgot to bring my toothpaste. I forgot to mention that LAX is the craziest airport that I have ever visited. Amidst my ranting I forgot to mention why I posted the previous blog. It looks to me like someone on his staff forgot to bring the right suitcase. One nice thing I forgot to mention was the bottle of champagne I won in the raffle. They ran to the trunk and popped it open, to find 2 other bags that they forgot to bring in. I forgot to mention earlier that my amazement at the proliferation of wireless networks continues. Synonyms neglect, fail, omit, not remember leave behind, omit to take, overlook, lose track of, mislay, misplace, lose 1.2 Put out of one's mind; cease to think of or consider. 忘掉，不再想（或考虑） forget all this romantic stuff 忘掉所有这些浪漫的东西吧。 no object for years she had struggled to forget about him 多年来她一直尽力想忘掉他。 Example sentencesExamples Now in its eighth year, World Book Day encourages children to forget about technology and to get back to basics. That crisis of civilizational morale, in turn, helps explain why European man is deliberately forgetting his history. We should forget about the Government, forget about the doctor and think about the patient. Then you might as well forget about walking to the traffic lights and just jaywalk in the middle of the street. They're not kidding themselves about their age, but ice hockey lets them forget about it for a couple of hours each week. He advised people with dogs to forget about exercise in the excessive heat and to make sure there was plenty of shade and cool water. I know there are the people who will say just forget about it, it's not worth it. Now I can forget about it until early April, when the actual paper itself is due. Anyone in his position would have wanted to completely forget about his escape from the long arm of the law. If you get to 30 and you're single, forget about it, you're one of life's singles. The players and management can go home and forget about it, we have to live with the trauma of possible relegation every day. The view out the front through the large windscreen is good, but forget about seeing the bonnet. Some might hide and forget about it, there are some who might even run from it and try to make a new life, forgetting the past like it never existed. A couple of great events are coming up in the next two months to help us forget about all the snow earlier this week. Either buy the girl her superstructure out of the goodness of your heart or forget about it. If the Democrats preselect this dud, they can forget about trying to regain credibility. That's where dishes you can pop in the oven and forget about come in. Add the rice and two cups of water, cover the pot, and turn the heat down low enough for you to forget about it for a while. And on the other hand I don't want him to call me, because it would be so much easier to forget about him that way. When push comes to shove, you just forget about it - it's just not worth the heartache. Synonyms stop thinking about, think no more of, cease to think of, cease to remember, put out of one's mind, shut out, blank out, pay no heed to, not worry about, ignore, overlook, never mind, take no notice of, banish from one's thoughts, put away, get over, set aside, lay aside, pass over, abandon, have done with, drop, disregard, brush off, shrug off 1.3forget oneself Stop thinking about one's own problems or feelings. 忘我，不自私 he must forget himself in his work 在工作中他必须忘我。 Example sentencesExamples He is in a state of disinterested absorption, so far as to forget himself and his earthly needs. She needed relaxation and fun, an opportunity to forget herself, or find herself, feel like Olivia again. So she prayed and forgot herself, remembering her Lord, her beloved Siam, her King and her dead family. Let her try to forget herself and to think only of God, but gently and simply without any violent effort. It's such a visual spectacle that, perhaps for a moment, you do forget yourself. But the man who forgets himself and his desires in order to serve the Lord, will find life, that is, a reward in the kingdom. As she puts it, when she's with a customer, she has to forget herself and assume a role. If you want to remember God, then first learn to forget yourself a little. His days were full of suffering, but he forgot himself, and only prayed that he might make peace before he died. It seemed as if the time of the day had stopped, and she was glad as she forgot herself as she danced, listening to the music intently. She makes clear that this cocky, pure, maddening, unwise girl forgot herself in a cause greater than herself. I think you ought to stop it, or he'll soon forget himself and start expecting the respect a proper name commands. After 10 long years of workmanlike painting, he decided to forget himself and embrace nature wholeheartedly. When the film forgot itself and slipped in some witty dialogue or situational comedy, the audience roared in relief. Eyes that burned into a soul she had bargained away for one brief moment to forget herself in him. Knowledge issues from a ripe mind at the point of its ripeness where it forgets itself and receives an inspiration. Be determined to fight the battle against pride by considering each day as an opportunity to forget yourself and serve others. His prose is simply beautiful, and frequently forgets itself and takes wing into the poetic, much to our delight. Once when the child was struggling to breathe, the mother, forgetting herself entirely, took the little one into her arms to keep her from choking to death. She always explained that she forgot herself entirely and simply did what had to be done. You realise as well how enervating the babble in your own head actually is and how peaceful it's possible to feel when you forget yourself by becoming totally engaged, through the senses, with your surroundings. The self, like the bumblebee sucking honey from a lotus forgets itself in the ecstasy of being one with the Divine. It says, ‘Life satisfaction occurs most often when people are engaged in absorbing activities that cause them to forget themselves, lose track of time, and stop worrying.’ 1.4forget oneself Act improperly or unbecomingly. 忘乎所以；行为不合体统 Example sentencesExamples But as the century progressed, this right allowed individuals to protect their personal dignity even when they had temporarily forgotten themselves in moments of indiscretion. Temporarily forgetting himself, Cannington was now leaning across the desk staring at Robert King. Yet she will soon forget herself and mess up if she has not done so already. For a second you forgot yourself and kissed me back. Indeed, they maintain an impressive dignity when the audience forgets itself and shakes with laughter. Moments later, she forgot herself for a second and said she had to go and use the potty. If I forget myself even for a second and let myself down I know there'll be people who'll jump on that. But today, in an unguarded moment, he forgets himself. As she gets into her job in intelligence, she's forgetting herself and her temper is starting to show through. ‘One silly girl can't make all that difference, Francis,’ Eleanor dismissed, ‘You forget yourself!’ I think that these people had forgotten themselves. With everything going on, she said, I almost forgot myself. When Joe appears, she forgets herself and jumps to her feet, dropping the blanket and exposing her condition. They either remember my game playing as a child and avoid the issue or I'm too embarrassed to ask them just in case I forget myself and slam a door when I lose… Affronted and forgetting myself I replied coldly, ‘What about you?’ I forgot myself and promptly slammed the door in their faces. Greg had forgotten himself, had stepped outside his boundaries, and now he was paying for that. Not that we have many guests, mind you, but it doesn't do to forget yourself, does it? Brian, forgetting himself, retorted, ‘Can you see yourself on the monitor?’ He's getting all the plaudits for walking, but what actually happened was that he forgot himself and started to move. ‘I'm sorry, Your Highness, I forgot myself,’ Brian quickly amended. She straightened and glanced at him from the corner of her eye in controlled disdain like she'd seen Rachel do when a suitor forgot himself with her. Brent elbowed me, fortunately, for I had completely forgotten myself. On Thursday night, the president forgot himself. And as though she had forgotten herself, she quickly amended, ‘I mean… you know how it is… with big brothers.’ When I realized just how close we were getting, or, I guess, when I completely forgot myself and almost kissed you, I freaked out. I gave a whoop of joy, and, forgetting myself, hugged my brother. For this reason we didn't let any of the other neighborhood kids come along, kids who often forgot themselves, called out, fought over the best pickings, and sometimes stood up visible if they couldn't pay attention or were too anxious. So if you momentarily forget yourself and somehow fail to legitimately acquire rights, don't worry, because they can vape that inauthentic content instantly, and you'll be clean again. He is so used to lying that he forgot himself and revealed the truth that the plane was shot down but didn't think about the logical mess he had gotten himself into by mentioning it as if it was part of a terrorist act in itself Synonyms act improperly, misbehave, do wrong, go wrong, behave badly, be misbehaved, misconduct oneself, be bad, be naughty, get up to mischief, get up to no good, act up, cause someone trouble, give someone trouble Phrases forget it 1Said when insisting to someone that there is no need for apology or thanks. 不必在意，别提了；不用谢 2Said when telling someone that their idea or aspiration is impracticable. 休想，不可能；别抱什么希望 Example sentencesExamples As for the possibility of anyone having a view that represents a blend of the obligatory sets of ideas, forget it! As for nerdy engines powered by Linux, forget it. not forgetting — (at the end of a list) and also — 还有（用在列举事物的最后） we depend on them for food and shelter and clothing, not forgetting heat in the wintertime Example sentencesExamples The Trust has a range of other projects in the pipeline, large and small, that will benefit all sectors of the community, not forgetting the older members who are so often overlooked. Guests travelled from Ireland, Wales, Kent, London and San Lucia, not forgetting some long standing friends in Monserret. Since then his life has been hectic, after adjusting to the climate, the culture and not forgetting the old enemy, the mosquito, a fellow that shows no mercy. It would help considerably if parents ensure that the owners name appears somewhere on all items of clothing, not forgetting footballs. The designers seek inspiration from the 1940s and the 1960s, not forgetting the 1980s revival. Scottish Friends of Palestine, one of the organisers of the protest against the event, is proud to have Jewish founding members, not forgetting existing members. We now have two home games in the next two weeks, which means points must be gained properly from good quality cricket, batting, bowling and not forgetting fielding. The heat and not forgetting the stress was mounting upon Sarah and it was beginning to show… An example of this is the school celebrating religious festivals such as the Hindu Diwali and the Muslim Eid, not forgetting Christmas. You're taught about everything from nutrition, rice cooking, and knife skills, to the many varieties of sushi - not forgetting presentation. Origin Old English forgietan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vergeten and German vergessen, and ultimately to for- and get. verb.1 phr.
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