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  • neglect, not be able to remember

  • leave out, stop thinking about

  • not be able to remember, dismiss from your mind

  • stop thinking about, not be able to remember

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  1. forgetverb

    Synonyms:
    passover, disremember, overlook

    Antonyms:
    recall, learn, recollect, mind, acquire, remember, reminisce

  2. forgetverb

    To lose remembrance of.

    I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school.

    Synonyms:
    disremember, passover, overlook

    Antonyms:
    reminisce, acquire, mind, remember, recall, recollect, learn

  3. forgetverb

    To unintentionally not do, neglect.

    I forgot to buy flowers for my wife at our 14th wedding anniversary.

    Synonyms:
    disremember, overlook, passover

    Antonyms:
    learn, acquire, recall, mind, recollect, remember, reminisce

  4. forgetverb

    To cease remembering.

    Let’s just forget about it.

    Synonyms:
    overlook, disremember, passover

    Antonyms:
    recollect, learn, reminisce, recall, remember, acquire, mind

  5. forgetverb

    fuck, screw .

    Forget you!

    Synonyms:
    overlook, passover, disremember

    Antonyms:
    mind, learn, acquire, remember, recall, reminisce, recollect

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  1. forget

    Synonyms:
    contemn, despise, dishonor, disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook, profane, violate

    Antonyms:
    celebrate, commemorate, keep, observe, solemnize

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  1. forget

    Synonyms:
    lose, pretermit, unlearn, obliviate, overlook

    Antonyms:
    acquire, learn, remember, recollect, mind, retain, treasure

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  1. forget, buryverb

    dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

    «I tried to bury these unpleasant memories»

    Synonyms:
    eat up, block, entomb, draw a blank, swallow, lay to rest, swallow up, blank out, leave, inter, immerse, inhume, sink, bury

    Antonyms:
    recollect, call back, think, bear in mind, remember, mind, retrieve, think of, recall, call up

  2. forget, block, blank out, draw a blankverb

    be unable to remember

    «I’m drawing a blank»; «You are blocking the name of your first wife!»

    Synonyms:
    stuff, stop, bury, blockade, immobilise, hinder, freeze, block off, stymie, obturate, close up, blank out, draw a blank, lug, barricade, block, occlude, stymy, impede, obstruct, bar, halt, kibosh, block up, parry, leave, embarrass, deflect, immobilize, jam, choke up

    Antonyms:
    bear in mind, mind, think, call back, think of, remember, call up, retrieve, recall, recollect

  3. forgetverb

    forget to do something

    «Don’t forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!»

    Synonyms:
    block, leave, bury, draw a blank, blank out

    Antonyms:
    think, bear in mind, recall, call up, recollect, retrieve, remember, call back, think of, mind

  4. forget, leaveverb

    leave behind unintentionally

    «I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant»; «I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors»

    Synonyms:
    lead, go forth, bury, leave alone, exit, draw a blank, leave behind, go away, give, will, blank out, get out, result, pull up stakes, block, go out, bequeath, entrust, pass on, depart, provide, leave, allow, impart, allow for

    Antonyms:
    mind, remember, recollect, bear in mind, think, retrieve, think of, call back, call up, recall

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  1. List of paraphrases for «forget»:

    forgets, remember, overlook, forgot, forgotten, ignore, anas, neglect, forgetto, disregard

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  1. Sandy Montag:

    Sports really is entertainment, and with everything going on in the world and all the negative things are happening, people are turning us on on Saturday night’s to be entertained, and we can’t forget that, i think we’re serving our fans and if we get some good, unvarnished advice, we’re not too egotistical not to take something like that and turn it into something.

  2. Youk Chhang:

    For me, this is a deep-cut memory, i will never forget it.

  3. Luz Hernandez:

    Either Democrat or Republican, they tend to forget about us, we want them to remember how important Latino Virginians are and how we’ve contributed to the nation.

  4. Marie Antoinette:

    Let my son never forget the last words of his father, which I repeat emphatically; let him never seek to avenge our deaths.

  5. Pliny the Younger:

    However often you may have done them a favour, if you once refuse they forget everything except your refusal.


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  • vergeetAfrikaans
  • نَسِيَ, ننسىArabic
  • unutmaqAzerbaijani
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  • unutmoqUzbek
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  • rovyîWalloon
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Are we missing a good synonym for forget?

How is the word forget distinct from other similar verbs?

Some common synonyms of forget are disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook, and slight. While all these words mean «to pass over without giving due attention,» forget may suggest either a willful ignoring or a failure to impress something on one’s mind.

When can disregard be used instead of forget?

While in some cases nearly identical to forget, disregard suggests voluntary inattention.

disregarded the wishes of his family

When could ignore be used to replace forget?

The words ignore and forget can be used in similar contexts, but ignore implies a failure to regard something obvious.

When might neglect be a better fit than forget?

In some situations, the words neglect and forget are roughly equivalent. However, neglect implies giving insufficient attention to something that merits one’s attention.

habitually neglected his studies

When would overlook be a good substitute for forget?

Although the words overlook and forget have much in common, overlook suggests disregarding or ignoring through haste or lack of care.

in my rush I overlooked a key example

Where would slight be a reasonable alternative to forget?

The synonyms slight and forget are sometimes interchangeable, but slight implies contemptuous or disdainful disregarding or omitting.

slighted several major authors in her survey

  • blow
  • obliterate
  • clean forget
  • consign to oblivion
  • dismiss from mind
  • disremember
  • draw a blank
  • escape one’s memory
  • fail to remember
  • let slip from memory
  • lose consciousness of
  • lose sight of
  • misrecollect
  • think no more of
  • fail
  • ignore
  • neglect
  • overlook
  • skip
  • blink
  • discount
  • disregard
  • drop
  • omit
  • slight
  • transgress
  • trespass
  • lose sight of
  • overpass
  • pass over

On this page you’ll find 76 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to forget, such as: blow, obliterate, clean forget, consign to oblivion, dismiss from mind, and disremember.

  • accomplish
  • achieve
  • complete
  • finish
  • heed
  • look at
  • notice
  • regard
  • succeed
  • attend
  • pay attention
  • carry
  • learn
  • recall
  • recollect
  • remember
  • take

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WORDS RELATED TO FORGET

  • bypass
  • condone
  • connive
  • cushion
  • discount
  • disregard
  • fail
  • forget
  • neglect
  • omit
  • overlook
  • overpass
  • pass by
  • slight
  • turn a blind eye
  • accept apology
  • bear no malice
  • end a quarrel
  • forget
  • forgive
  • hold out an olive branch
  • kiss and make up
  • let bygones be bygones
  • make a peace offering
  • make peace
  • smoke the peace pipe
  • wipe the slate clean
  • buy
  • disregard
  • excuse
  • forget
  • forgive
  • give green light
  • go along with
  • ignore
  • lap up
  • let it come
  • let it go by
  • let pass
  • look the other way
  • nod at
  • okay
  • overlook
  • pardon
  • pass over
  • remit
  • wink at
  • belittle
  • blink at
  • brush off
  • depreciate
  • derogate
  • detract from
  • disbelieve
  • discredit
  • dispraise
  • disregard
  • doubt
  • fail
  • forget
  • minimize
  • mistrust
  • neglect
  • omit
  • overlook
  • overpass
  • pass over
  • question
  • reject
  • scoff at
  • scout
  • slight
  • blink at
  • brush aside
  • brush away
  • brush off
  • cold-shoulder
  • contemn
  • despise
  • discount
  • disdain
  • disobey
  • disparage
  • fail
  • forget
  • have no use for
  • laugh off
  • leave out of account
  • let go
  • let off easy
  • let pass
  • live with
  • look the other way
  • miss
  • neglect
  • omit
  • overlook
  • overpass
  • pass over
  • pay no attention to
  • pay no heed to
  • pay no mind
  • pooh-pooh
  • scorn
  • shut eyes to
  • slight
  • snub
  • take no notice of
  • tune out
  • turn a blind eye
  • turn a deaf ear
  • vilipend
  • wink at
  • blinks at
  • brushes aside
  • brushes away
  • brushes off
  • cold-shoulders
  • contemns
  • despises
  • discounts
  • disdains
  • disobeys
  • disparages
  • fails
  • forgets
  • has no use for
  • laughs off
  • leaves out of account
  • let goes
  • lets off easy
  • lets passes
  • lives with
  • looks the other way
  • misses
  • neglects
  • omits
  • overlooks
  • overpasses
  • passes over
  • pays no attention to
  • pays no heed to
  • pays no mind
  • pooh-poohs
  • scorns
  • shuts eyes to
  • slights
  • snubs
  • takes no notice of
  • tunes out
  • turns a blind eye
  • turns a deaf ear
  • vilipends
  • wink at

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What is another word for forget?

884 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ fəɡˈɛt], [ fəɡˈɛt], [ f_ə_ɡ_ˈɛ_t]

How to use «Forget» in context?

The word «forget» is an easy word to say, but it’s a hard word to remember. Very often, we want to forget what we saw or what we heard, but the more we try, the more we realize that we can’t forget. Our memories remain with us, haunting us, until we seek out and remember them.

Need another word that means the same as “forget”? Find 57 synonyms and 30 related words for “forget” in this overview.

Table Of Contents:

  • Forget as a Verb
  • Definitions of «Forget» as a verb
  • Synonyms of «Forget» as a verb (57 Words)
  • Usage Examples of «Forget» as a verb
  • Associations of «Forget» (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Forget” are: leave, blank out, block, draw a blank, bury, fail to remember, fail to recall, fail to think of, let slip, neglect, fail, omit, not remember, leave behind, omit to take, overlook, lose track of, mislay, misplace, lose, stop thinking about, think no more of, cease to think of, cease to remember, put out of one’s mind, shut out, pay no heed to, not worry about, ignore, never mind, take no notice of, banish from one’s thoughts, put away, get over, set aside, lay aside, pass over, abandon, have done with, drop, disregard, brush off, shrug off, act improperly, misbehave, do wrong, go wrong, behave badly, be misbehaved, misconduct oneself, be bad, be naughty, get up to mischief, get up to no good, act up, cause someone trouble, give someone trouble

Forget as a Verb

Definitions of «Forget» as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “forget” as a verb can have the following definitions:

  • Fail to remember.
  • Neglect to behave in an appropriate way.
  • Inadvertently neglect to do, bring, or mention something.
  • Be unable to remember.
  • Forget to do something.
  • Leave behind unintentionally.
  • Dismiss from the mind; stop remembering.
  • Deliberately cease to think of.

Synonyms of «Forget» as a verb (57 Words)

abandon Leave (a place or vehicle) empty or uninhabited, without intending to return.
Her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age.
act improperly Pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind.
act up Be suitable for theatrical performance.
banish from one’s thoughts Drive away.
be bad Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun.
be misbehaved To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form.
be naughty Have life, be alive.
behave badly Behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself.
blank out Keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning.
block Shape into a block or blocks.
The narrow roads were blocked by cars.
brush off Sweep across or over.
bury Hide or try to forget (a feeling or memory.
He ran through to bury a right foot shot inside the near post.
cause someone trouble Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.
cease to remember Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical.
cease to think of Put an end to a state or an activity.
disregard Give little or no attention to.
The body of evidence is too substantial to disregard.
do wrong Spend time in prison or in a labor camp.
draw a blank Elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
drop Score a goal by a drop kick.
He dropped a goal to beat England in the final minute.
fail Become bankrupt or insolvent fail financially and close.
The light began to fail.
fail to recall Become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close.
fail to remember Fail to do something; leave something undone.
fail to think of Become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close.
get over Overcome or destroy.
get up to mischief Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses.
get up to no good Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase.
give someone trouble Give or supply.
go wrong Progress by being changed.
have done with Achieve a point or goal.
ignore Refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally.
The rules ignore one important principle of cricket.
lay aside Lay eggs.
leave Leave behind unintentionally.
Leave the room.
leave behind Go and leave behind either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness.
let slip Actively cause something to happen.
lose Miss from one s possessions lose sight of.
This clock will neither gain nor lose a second.
lose track of Miss from one’s possessions; lose sight of.
misbehave (of a person, especially a child) fail to conduct oneself in an acceptable way; behave badly.
Josh misbehaved pushing his food off the table.
misconduct oneself Manage badly or incompetently.
mislay Place (something) where one cannot find it again.
I seem to have mislaid my car keys.
misplace Put (an object) in the wrong place and so lose it temporarily.
Crewe came back into the game when Strachan misplaced a pass in the midfield.
neglect Not pay proper attention to; disregard.
You neglect our advice at your peril.
never mind Be in charge of or deal with.
not remember Exercise, or have the power of, memory.
not worry about Be on the mind of.
omit Fail or neglect to do.
He was omitted from the second Test.
omit to take Prevent from being included or considered or accepted.
overlook Leave undone or leave out.
It s better if the property isn t overlooked.
pass over Pass over across or through.
pay no heed to Cancel or discharge a debt.
put away Cause (someone) to undergo something.
put out of one’s mind Put into a certain place or abstract location.
set aside Give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor.
shrug off Raise one’s shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation.
shut out Prevent from entering shut out.
stop thinking about Cause to stop.
take no notice of Be designed to hold or take.
think no more of Expect, believe, or suppose.

Usage Examples of «Forget» as a verb

  • I’m sorry, I just forgot.
  • Forget all this romantic stuff.
  • She forgot to lock her door.
  • He had forgotten his lines.
  • She had completely forgotten how hungry she was.
  • I forgot my raincoat.
  • Don’t forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!
  • For years she had struggled to forget about him.
  • ‘I’m sorry, Cassie. I forget myself.

Associations of «Forget» (30 Words)

absolutely Completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers.
You re absolutely right.
altogether Taking everything into consideration; on the whole.
In the altogether.
collectively In conjunction with; combined.
The vast range of resources that the American people collectively own.
completely Totally; utterly.
It was completely different from what we expected.
conclusively In a way that is achieved easily or by a large margin.
Wars are difficult to win conclusively.
decisively In a way that shows the ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.
The government will act decisively against all extremist activities.
entirely Without any others being included or involved.
The traffic seemed to consist entirely of black cabs.
generic (of drugs) not protected by trademark.
The generic name.
ignore Refuse to acknowledge.
The rules ignore one important principle of cricket.
inappropriate Not suitable or proper in the circumstances.
Put inappropriate pressure on them.
lapse Revert to (a previous or more familiar style of speaking or behaviour.
He let his membership of CND lapse.
memory An electronic memory device.
A memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached.
misplace Position incorrectly.
I misplaced my eyeglasses.
mnemonics A method or system for improving the memory.
neglect The state of something that has been unused and neglected.
You neglect our advice at your peril.
obscurity The state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination.
He is too good a player to slide into obscurity.
outright Open and direct.
Logging has been banned outright.
overlook A high place affording a good view.
He seems to have overlooked one important fact.
perfectly In a perfect or faultless way.
Perfectly clean glass bottles.
psyche A beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul.
How does constant losing affect the psyches of young athletes.
recollection A thing recollected; a memory.
To the best of my recollection no one ever had a bad word to say about him.
remember Mention favorably, as in prayer.
She remembered herself and sat up straighter.
solely Not involving anyone or anything else; only.
People are appointed solely on the basis of merit.
thoroughly Completely and absolutely good is sometimes used informally for thoroughly.
She was soon thoroughly bored.
totally Used to express agreement.
So then Julie like totally dumps her boyfriend Tommy.
undeserved Not deserved or earned.
Has an undeserved reputation as a coward.
unsuited Not right or appropriate.
He was totally unsuited for the job.
utterly Completely and without qualification; absolutely.
Utterly miserable.
vanish Get lost, as without warning or explanation.
An entire civilization vanished.
wholly To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent whole is often used informally for wholly.
The distinction is not wholly clear.
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Sense: Verb: lose memory

Synonyms:

fail to remember, cannot remember, be unable to recall, not remember, clean forget (US, informal), draw a blank, lose your memory, have amnesia, be forgetful

Antonyms:

Sense: Verb: have no memory of

Synonyms:

not remember, cannot remember, fail to remember, have no memory of, have no recollection of, be unable to recall, clean forget (US, informal)

Sense: Verb: disregard

Synonyms:

neglect Collocations, disregard Collocations, overlook Collocations, skip Collocations, ignore Collocations, omit Collocations, shirk, drop Collocations, leave out, abandon Collocations, slight Collocations

Antonyms:

Sense: Verb: dismiss from your mind — often followed by ‘about’

Synonyms:

dismiss from your mind, not give another thought, think no more of, ignore Collocations, let sth/sb be, let sth pass, brush aside, brush off, put sth out of your head, let sleeping dogs lie, let bygones be bygones, consign sth/sb to oblivion, forgive and forget, put sth in the past, give sth/sb no further thought

Sense: Verb: leave behind

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Быстрый темп современной жизни затягивает с головой. Работа, семья, дом, дети, школа, спорт, питомцы, покупки – у каждого из нас бесконечный список дел, и потому мы легко можем о чем-то забыть. В этой статье расскажем, как дать понять собеседнику, что у вас что-то выскочило из головы или вы что-то вспомнили.

Глагол to forget и его употребление в речи

Начнем с глагола to forget – забывать. Это неправильный глагол, вторая и третья формы которого особые: forgot (форма прошедшего времени), forgotten (причастие прошедшего времени).

My dad always forgets about my birthday. – Папа постоянно забывает о моем дне рождении.

I forgot to switch the computer off. – Я забыл выключить компьютер.

Wait! I have forgotten our tickets! – Подожди! Я забыл наши билеты.

Правила употребления to forget в предложении с другими словами:

  • to forget about smth – забывать о чем-либо;
  • to forget (that)… – забыть, (что)…;
  • to forget what/how/where/when – забыть что/как/где/когда;
  • to forget to do smth – забыть что-то сделать (действие не произошло);
  • to forget doing smth – забыть что-то (действие уже произошло).

I have to go out, I forgot to buy some bread. – Мне нужно выйти, я забыл купить хлеба.

I’ll never forget meeting my favourite football player from Liverpool! – Я никогда не забуду встречу с моим любимым футболистом из Ливерпуля!

Глагол to forget также употребляется в значении «оставить что-то где-то». Однако нужно помнить, что мы не можем использовать to forget, когда уточняем место, где оставили вещь. В этом случае употребляется глагол to leave. Сравните:

Oh no! I’ve forgotten my wallet! – О, нет! Я забыл кошелек!

Oh no! I’ve left my wallet on the table in the kitchen! – О, нет! Я забыл кошелек на кухонном столе!

Существует множество устойчивых фраз и идиом с глаголом to forget:

  • not forgetting – а также, включая;
  • forget oneself – забываться, вести себя недостойно;
  • forgive and forget – забыть былые обиды; что было, то было;
  • never forget something – никогда не забывать, век помнить;
  • be best forgotten – лучше и не вспоминать, быть недостойным упоминания;
  • And don’t you forget it! (разг.) – Не забывай об этом! / Имей это в виду! (используется, чтобы поставить человека на место, когда он некорректно или плохо себя ведет);
  • Forget it! (разг.) – Не стоит благодарности! / Забудь!; Разговор окончен! / Проехали!; Да ну тебя! / Брось!;
  • Lest we forget. – Никто не забыт. / Вечная память.

I’m older and wiser than you and don’t you forget it! – Я старше и мудрее тебя, имей это в виду!

Forget it. I’ll deal with it myself. – Проехали. Я с этим сама разберусь.

– How much do I owe you for the dinner?
Forget it, it’s nothing.
– Сколько я должен тебе за ужин?
Забудь, нисколько.

От глагола to forget можно образовать следующие слова:

  • forgetful – забывчивый;
  • forgetfulness – забывчивость;
  • forgettable – незапоминающийся;
  • unforgettable – незабываемый.

Слова и выражения, синонимичные глаголу to forget

Как ни странно, в английском языке нет прямого синонима к to forget. Однако существует множество выражений, которые можно использовать в различных ситуациях.

  • To have no memory of smth, to have no recollection of smth – ничего не помнить о каком-то событии. Это формальное выражение.

    We lived in Cornwall when I was little, but I have no recollection of that time. – Мы жили в Корнуолле, когда я был маленьким, но я ничего не помню о том времени.

  • To go in one ear and out the other – в одно ухо влетело, из другого вылетело. В отличие от первого выражения, это более разговорное и используется в неформальном контексте.

    I’d explained them that topic, but they couldn’t remember a thing! As usual, it went in one ear and out the other. – Я объяснял им эту тему, но они не смогли вспомнить ничего! Как обычно, в одно ухо влетело, из другого вылетело.

  • To slip one’s memory, to slip one’s mind – выскочить из головы. Это выражение используется, когда мы говорим о каких-то маловажных вещах, о которых мы забываем на время.

    I promised to call Mayra, but it completely slipped my mind! – Я обещала позвонить Майре, но это совершенно выскочило у меня из головы!

  • To be on the tip of one’s tongue – вертеться на языке.

    What’s “a tree” in French? It’s on the tip of my tongue, but I can’t recall it! – Как «дерево» по-французски? У меня на языке вертится, но я не могу вспомнить!

    Глагол to escape (ускользать, не вспомнить) используется в ситуациях, когда человек хочет что-то вспомнить, но у него не получается.

    I know this film, but its name escapes me now. – Я знаю этот фильм, но не могу припомнить его название.

  • To have (got) a memory like a sieve, to have (got) a mind like a sieve – быть с дырявой головой. Англичане говорят, что у того, кто все время все забывает, голова как решето (a sieve).

    Have you taken your home keys? No? Honestly, James, you’ve got a memory like a sieve! – Ты взял ключи от дома? Нет? Честно говоря, Джеймс, голова у тебя дырявая!

  • One’s mind is a blank, one’s mind goes blank – все выскочило из головы. Буквально данная идиома означает, что «ум мрачнеет» – состояние, когда человек, находясь в стрессовой ситуации, в мгновение ока все забывает.

    I swear I had been studying, but when I was in front of the professor, I couldn’t answer a single question – my mind just went blank! – Я клянусь, что учил, но когда передо мной был профессор, я не мог ответить ни на один вопрос – все просто выскочило из головы!

  • To be (all) a bit of a blur – все как в тумане, все размыто. Употребляется, когда мы не можем вспомнить какое-то событие в деталях.

    Frankly speaking, I was so overwhelmed by emotion that the whole ceremony was a bit of a blur. – Если честно, я был так переполнен эмоциями, что вся церемония прошла как в тумане.

  • У нашего мозга есть свойство стирать воспоминания, которые связаны с плохими или шокирующими событиями в нашей жизни. В данном случае употребляются следующие выражения:
    • to bury memories – похоронить воспоминания;
    • to blank out smth – забывать что-то как страшный сон;
    • to repress memories, to suppress memories – подавлять воспоминания, задвинуть воспоминания на задворки памяти;
    • to erase memory – стирать что-то из памяти навсегда.

    She blanked out everything connected with that accident. – Она забыла все, что связано с той аварией, как страшный сон.

    All she wants now is to bury the bitter memory of her divorce. – Все, чего она хочет сейчас, это похоронить горькие воспоминания о своем разводе.

    And those memories about the war which he had long repressed began to torture him again. – И те воспоминания о войне, которые он так долго подавлял, стали снова его мучить.

Наконец, есть несколько существительных, связанных с этой темой. Например, про человека, который запоминает только то, что ему нужно или выгодно, можно с иронией сказать, что у него selective amnesia – частичная потеря памяти. Медицинский термин для такого заболевания – amnesia (амнезия), а менее формально – memory loss (потеря памяти).

I work day and night all year round, but when it comes to giving promotions, the boss always seems to have selective amnesia! – Я работаю днями и ночами весь год, но, когда дело доходит до распределения повышений, у директора всегда обнаруживается частичная потеря памяти!

After that accident in Spain he sometimes has periods of amnesia. – После той аварии в Испании у него иногда бывают провалы в памяти.

The doctor said that dizziness or memory loss are normal side effects after the operation. – Доктор сказал, что головокружение или потеря памяти – нормальные побочные эффекты после операции.

Глагол to remember и его синонимы

Разобрав возможные способы говорить о забывании, перейдем к процессу запоминания и вспоминания. Начнем с наиболее распространенного глагола to remember – помнить. Его можно употреблять с инфинитивом (глагол с частицей to) или с окончанием —ing, в зависимости от этого значение to remember будет меняться по аналогии с глаголом to forget:

  • to remember to do smth – вспомнить, что вы хотели что-то сделать (действие не произошло);
  • to remember doing smth – помнить что-то (действие уже произошло).

Are you going out? Please remember to buy some bread. – Ты уходишь? Пожалуйста, помни, что нужно купить хлеб.

I remember meeting my favourite football player from Liverpool! – Я помню, как я встретился с моим любимым футболистом из Ливерпуля!

Синонимы глагола to remember – глаголы to recall и to recollect – вспоминать, припоминать, воскрешать в памяти.

Другие слова и выражения, связанные с запоминанием:

  • a blast from the past – сигнал из прошлого, напоминание о прошлом;
  • a vivid memory – яркое воспоминание;
  • a dim memory, a vague memory – смутное воспоминание;
  • a flashback to smth – четкое, яркое воспоминание о прошлом;
  • memories come flooding back – воспоминания нахлынули;
  • to relive – оживить в памяти;
  • to remind smb of smth/smb – напомнить кому-то о чем-то/ком-то;
  • to bring smth to mind, to call smth to mind – напоминать о чем-то; заставить вспомнить что-то;
  • to cast one’s mind back to smth – мысленно вернуться назад и вспомнить;
  • to ring a bell – напоминать, наводить на мысль;
  • to bring back memories – навевать воспоминания, воскрешать в памяти.

No, I’m sorry. That name doesn’t ring a bell. – Нет, прости. Это имя мне не знакомо.

He has got a vague memory of his childhood so he always invents things. – У него смутные воспоминания о детстве, поэтому он постоянно выдумывает события.

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