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forget about

forget about verb: to not think about something or someone, to fail to remember, or to disregard someone or something.

Verb

forget about (third-person singular simple present forgets about, present participle forgetting about, simple past forgot about, past participle forgotten about)

  1. To not think about something or someone, to fail to remember, or to disregard someone or something.
  2. (often harsh) To abandon a dearly held desire, or a familiar comfort, under pressure from an inescapable stronger party.
    • If you're not at work in 15 minutes you can forget about ever coming back.

Forms of forget about

third-person singular presentforgets about
present participleforgetting about
pastforgot about
past participleforgotten about

Questions about forget about

What does forget about mean?
Forget about means to not think about something or someone, to fail to remember, or to disregard someone or something.
What part of speech is forget about?
Forget about is a verb.
What is the past tense of forget about?
The past tense of forget about is forgot about.

Words near forget about in the dictionary

  1. forges
  2. forges ahead
  3. forges over
  4. forgest
  5. forget
  6. forget about
  7. forget about it
  8. forget it
  9. forget one's manners
  10. forget oneself
  11. forget to take one's medication this morning

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