FORGET
opposite REMEMBER
to forget something
/orget /far,get/ [y I/T] to no longer remember information, something that happened in the past, or something that you must do: I'm sorry, I've forgotten your name. I It was an experience she would never forget. I It's his birthday tomorrow. / hope you haven't forgotten. /orget what/where/how etc She's forgotten where she parked the car. + (that) We forgot that it was Sunday and the banks would be closed. forget to do sth (=not do something because you forget) I forgot to ask her for her phone number.
+ about Tom had forgotten about Tanya coming to stay.
completely /orget I completely forgot
about the meeting.
I /orget (=1 have forgotten) She had this boyfriend - I forget his name - who was an actor.
forgetting - forgot - have forgotten
don't remember/can't remember
/,daunt п'тетЬэ1", ,ka:nt п'тетЬэг|,кает-
[и I/T] to not be able to remember something that you want to remember: "How did you get home after the party9" U1 can't remember." I I was going to phone you, but I couldn't remember your
number.
not remember doing sth Has she got an
invitation? I don't remember inviting her.
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+ what/where/how etc I don't remember exactly what happened.
Qit's on the tip of my tongue /its
on Зэ tip zv mai 'щ! spoken use this to say that you know a name or word, but you are having difficulty remembering it at that moment: That place we visited in Paris, what's it called? It's or\ the tip of my tongue...Oh yes, La Geode.
your mind goes blank /р:г ,maind
gauz blaeijk/ if your mind goes blank,
you are suddenly unable to remember something at a time when you need to: That's... Oh, my mind's gone blank - I can't remember her name. I IVhen she saw the questions in the test her mind just went totally blank.
Ез to forget to bring something
forget /fspget; [u T] to not bring something that you intended to bring, because you did not think of it: Michael was at the airport before he realized he'd forgotten his passport. I How stupid of me! I forgot your photos - i must have left them on my desk.
forgetting - forgot - have forgotten
leave /li:v/ (i> T] to forget to take something with you when you leave: I can't find my coat - I must have left it at work.
leave sth behind Oh hell! I think I left my credit card behind at the restaurant.
El to try to forget something
put sth out of your mind /.put (sth)
aut 3v jo:r 'maind/ to make yourself stop thinking about something that makes you angry or sad; She tried to put all thoughts of revenge out of her mind. I It's time to put her out of your mind and find a new girlfriend.
FORGET
take your mind off sth /teik pr maind of (sth)/ if an activity takes your mind off a worrying problem, it makes you forget about it for a short time: Joe suggested a game of cards to take my mind off things. I I needed something to take my mind off the day's troubles.
hi someone who often forgets things
fiave a bad memory /haev э ,baed 'mem<?ri/ to not be good at remembering
facts or information: "We'ue met once before. At David's place." "Oh, I'm sorry - I have such a bad memory." + for I have a bad memory for names.
forgetful f3rgetfol/ [adj] someone who is, forgetful often forgets things, especially things that they have to do: My grandfather's getting so forgetful - I have to remind him to take his medication. I Some forgetful person had lefi
the door unlocked.
absent-minded /.aebs^nt maind^d/ [adjl
someone who is absent-minded often forgets things because they are thinking about other things: He's a brilliant scientist but hopelessly absent-minded.
have a memory like a sieve /haev э
тепъзл laik э siv/ informal to not be able to remember facts or information, even for a short time: You'd better remind him about the party - he has a memory like a sieve!
FORGIVE
to stop being angry with someone for something bad they have done
see also sorry
II to forgive someone
forgive /f3r'giv; [v I/Г] to stop being angry with someone for something bad they have done, especially when they have upset you or done something unkind: Try
to forgive him - he didn't mean to hurt you. I Hugh found his wife's behaviour hard to forgive.
forgive sbfor sth He had lied to me, and I couldn't forgive him for that, forgive and forget (=forgive someone for something, and behave as if they had never done it) He's the type of person who finds it hard to forgive and forget.
forgiving - forgave - have forgiven
Д Don't say 'I am forgiving you'. Say I
I forgive you.
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excuse ik'skjuiz/ (и T] to not be angry about something that someone has done, usually something that is not seriously wrong: Please excuse my handwriting - I'm in a hurry. I He's always late. and I don't see why we should excuse it.
You can politely ask someone to
excuse something, when you want to welcome them and give them your attention: Come in - and please excuse the mess.
bear a grudge ,/Ьеэг э 'gn\d3/ to continue to feel angry with someone for a long time because they treated you badly in the past
+ against Can you think of anyone who might bear a grudge against you?
hold it against sb hsuld it 3'genst
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(sb) to dislike someone because of something they did in the past, even though it is no longer important: Look, he made one mistake - you can't hold it against him for the rest of his life.