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fə'ɡetpast tense - forgot; verb1) (to fail to remember: He has forgotten my name.) olvidar2) (to leave behind accidentally: She has forgotten her handbag.) olvidar, dejar3) (to lose control of (oneself), act in an undignified manner: She forgot herself and criticized her boss during the company party.) perder el control•- forgetfully
forget vb olvidarseI'm sorry, I forgot lo siento, se me olvidóEl pasado de forget es forgot y el participio pasado es forgotten; el gerundio se escribe forgettingtr[fə'get]1 (gen) olvidar, olvidarse de2 (leave behind) dejar1 olvidarse de, no recordar, descuidar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLforget it! ¡olvídalo!, ¡déjalo!and don't you forget it! ¡y que no se te olvide!not forgetting... sin olvidar...to forget oneself figurative use perder el control: olvidarforget vito forget about : olvidarse de, no acordarse dev.(§ p.,p.p.: forgot, forgotten) = olvidar v.• olvidarse v.• olvidarse de v.fər'get, fə'get
1.
(pres p forgetting; past forgot; past p forgotten) transitive verba) ( fail to remember) \<\<name/fact/person/object\>\> olvidarse de, olvidarI was forgetting (that) you don't speak German — se me olvidaba que or me olvidaba de que no hablas alemán
have you forgotten your manners? — ¿qué modales son ésos?
she never lets you forget (that) her son is a professor — está siempre recordándote que su hijo es catedrático
I'm your father and don't you forget it! — soy tu padre, que no se te olvide!
to forget to + INF: don't forget to phone — no te olvides de llamar, que no se te olvide llamar
b) ( put out of one's mind) \<\<person/disappointment/differences\>\> olvidar, olvidarse deI'm sorry - forget it! — perdóname - no es nada or no te preocupes
if it's money you want, (you can) forget it! — si es dinero lo que quieres, ya te puedes ir despidiendo de la idea
2.
viwhere does she live? - I forget — ¿dónde vive? - no me acuerdo or se me ha olvidado
to forget ABOUT something — olvidarse or no acordarse* de algo
I'd forget about it if I were you — yo que tú lo olvidaría or me olvidaría de ello
3.
v refl[fǝ'ɡet] (pt forgot) (pp forgotten)to forget oneself — perder* el control
1.VT olvidar, olvidarse deI forgot to close the window — me olvidé de or se me olvidó cerrar la ventana
we shouldn't forget that... — no debemos olvidar que...
forget it! * — (=don't worry) ¡no te preocupes!, ¡no importa!; (=you're welcome) de nada, no hay de qué; (=no way) ¡ni hablar!, ¡ni se te ocurra!
and don't you forget it! — ¡y que no se te olvide esto!
to forget o.s. — (=lose self-control) pasarse, propasarse
2.VI (gen) olvidar; (=have a bad memory) tener mala memoriaI forget — no recuerdo, me he olvidado
I'm sorry, I'd completely forgotten! — ¡lo siento, se me había olvidado por completo!
if there's no money, you can forget (all) about the new car — si no hay dinero, puedes olvidarte del nuevo coche
FORGET You can use o lvidar in 3 ways when translating to forget: olvidar, olvidarse de or the impersonal olvidársele algo a alguien. ► When for getting is {accidental}, the impersonal construction with se me, se le {etc} is the commonest option - it emphasizes the involuntary aspect. Here, the object of forget becomes the subject of olvidar:let's forget about it! — (in annoyance) ¡olvidémoslo!, ¡basta!; (in forgiveness) más vale olvidarlo
I forgot Se me olvidó
I've forgotten what you said this morning Se me ha olvidado lo que dijiste esta mañana
He forgot his briefcase Se le olvidó el maletín
O lvidarse de and olvidar would be more formal alternatives. ► In other contexts, use either olv idarse de or olvidar:
Have you forgotten what you promised me? ¿Te has olvidado de or Has olvidado lo que me prometiste?
In the end he managed to forget her Al final consiguió olvidarse de ella or consiguió olvidarla
Don't forget me No te olvides de mí, No me olvides For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *[fər'get, fə'get]
1.
(pres p forgetting; past forgot; past p forgotten) transitive verba) ( fail to remember) \<\<name/fact/person/object\>\> olvidarse de, olvidarI was forgetting (that) you don't speak German — se me olvidaba que or me olvidaba de que no hablas alemán
have you forgotten your manners? — ¿qué modales son ésos?
she never lets you forget (that) her son is a professor — está siempre recordándote que su hijo es catedrático
I'm your father and don't you forget it! — soy tu padre, que no se te olvide!
to forget to + INF: don't forget to phone — no te olvides de llamar, que no se te olvide llamar
b) ( put out of one's mind) \<\<person/disappointment/differences\>\> olvidar, olvidarse deI'm sorry - forget it! — perdóname - no es nada or no te preocupes
if it's money you want, (you can) forget it! — si es dinero lo que quieres, ya te puedes ir despidiendo de la idea
c) forgotten past p <land/tribe> olvidado
2.
viwhere does she live? - I forget — ¿dónde vive? - no me acuerdo or se me ha olvidado
to forget ABOUT something — olvidarse or no acordarse* de algo
I'd forget about it if I were you — yo que tú lo olvidaría or me olvidaría de ello
3.
v reflto forget oneself — perder* el control
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