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잊다

forget; be forgetful of

Verb

  1. 1

    forget; be forgetful of

    To not remember or fail to remember something that one knew once.

    Korean definition: 한번 알았던 것을 기억하지 못하거나 기억해 내지 못하다.

    • This math problem is hard to solve if you forget the formula.

    • I kept muttering his phone number aloud so as not to forget it.

  2. 2

    forget

    To momentarily fail to recall something that one should remember.

    Korean definition: 기억해야 할 것을 한순간 미처 생각해 내지 못하다.

    • Department head Park almost forgot an important appointment with a client.

    • Mom rushed home in a fluster because she had forgotten to turn off the gas.

  3. 3

    forget; dismiss something from one's mind; think no more of

    To put one's difficulties, pain, or bad things of the past out of one's mind, or not care about them.

    Korean definition: 어려움이나 고통, 또는 좋지 않은 지난 일을 마음속에 두지 않거나 신경 쓰지 않다.

    • My sister buried herself in work to forget her sorrow.

    • I did nothing but drink to forget my painful reality.

  4. 4

    forget

    To not keep one's duty or one's debt to someone in one's mind.

    Korean definition: 본분이나 은혜 등을 마음에 새겨 두지 않다.

    • He forgot his duty as a student and neglected his studies.

    • Father, Mother, I will not forget your kindness, and I will take even better care of you both from now on.