verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ʌnfəˈɡɛt/
Received-Pronunciation, uncommon:/-fɔː-/
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General-American:/ʌnfɚˈɡɛt/
General-American, uncommon:/-fɔɹ-/
rhymes with -ɛt
1
verb
Meaning 1
To not forget; also, to remember again after forgetting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From un- (prefix meaning ‘to do the opposite of, reverse (the action specified by the verb to which it is attached)’) + forget.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Norwegian Bokmål:
huske
— to not forget
Norwegian Bokmål:
gjenhuske
— to remember again after forgetting