forget
v.v. to fail to remember something or someone. You use this when you cannot bring a piece of information back into your mind.
v. to fail to recall or retain information in one's memory. Often used transitively with a direct object or an infinitive clause.
I always forget where I put my keys.
Please do not forget to lock the front door when you leave for work in the morning.
While it is easy to forget the specific details of a lecture, the core concepts usually remain accessible if they are reinforced through practical application.
From Middle English forgeten, forgiten, foryeten, forȝiten, from Old English forġietan (“to forget”) [influenced by Old Norse geta ("to get, to guess")], from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan (“to give up, forget”). Equivalent to for- + get. Cognate with : * Scots forget, forȝet (“to forget”), * West Frisian fergette, ferjitte, forjitte (“to forget”), * Dutch vergeten (“to forget”), * German vergessen (“to forget”).
The verb is transitive and can take a noun phrase, a 'that' clause, or a 'to' infinitive as its object.
I forgot my keys at homeI left my keys at homeUse 'leave' when mentioning a specific location; use 'forget' when you simply fail to bring the item.