forget

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Ne plus se souvenir d’une personne, d’un fait ou d’une expérience.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : forget about someone/something (He had forgotten about their conversation.); forget that… (I forgot that you used to live here.)

Contraires : remember

Expressions courantes : forget a name, forget the password, never forget something, forget someone’s name

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Ne pas faire quelque chose parce qu’on oublie qu’il faut le faire.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : forget to do something (I forgot to bring my lunch.)

Contraires : remember

Expressions courantes : forget to call, forget to pay, forget an appointment