forget

To no longer remember a person, fact, or experience.

• I forget names easily.
• She forgot the address you gave her.
• I will never forget our first holiday together.

How to use it: forget about someone/something (He had forgotten about their conversation.); forget that… (I forgot that you used to live here.)

Opposites: remember

Common phrases: forget a name, forget the password, never forget something, forget someone’s name

To fail to do something because you do not remember to do it.

• I forgot to call you.
• Do not forget to lock the door.
• She often forgets her appointments.

How to use it: forget to do something (I forgot to bring my lunch.)

Opposites: remember

Common phrases: forget to call, forget to pay, forget an appointment