"forget it" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-forget it.wav Forms: forget about it [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-head|phr}} forget it
  1. Absolutely not; I forbid it or it is impossible. Synonyms: no way, under no circumstances Translations (absolutely not): sen voit unohtaa (Finnish), älä unta näe (Finnish), oublie ça (French), oubliez ça (French), pas question (French), w żadnym wypadku (Polish)
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  2. It doesn't matter. Synonyms: don't worry, ;, who cares, I don't care Translations (It doesn't matter): 算了 (suàn le) (Chinese Mandarin), unohda (Finnish), anna olla (Finnish), laissez tomber (French), laisse tomber [informal] (French), esquéceo (Galician), დაიკიდე (daiḳide) (Georgian), Schwamm drüber (German), schon gut (German), macht nichts (German), mindegy (Hungarian), nem érdekes (Hungarian), semmi lényeges (Hungarian), ci mancherebbe altro (Italian), もういいです (mō ii desu) (Japanese), wanendaan (Ojibwe), nieważne (Polish), nieistotne (Polish), deixe para lá (Portuguese), нева́жно (nevážno) (Russian), не обраща́й внима́ния (ne obraščáj vnimánija) (Russian), прое́хали (projéxali) [colloquial] (Russian), не па́рься (ne párʹsja) [colloquial] (Russian), забу́дь (zabúdʹ) (Russian), olvídalo (Spanish), onu unut (Turkish), boşver (Turkish), unut gitsin (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-forget_it-en-phrase-~DtLoxD4 Disambiguation of "It doesn't matter": 1 98 0 1 0
  3. A conventional reply to an expression of gratitude. Synonyms: don't worry Coordinate_terms: you're welcome Translations (reply to an expression of gratitude): 沒事 /没事 (méishì) (Chinese Mandarin), eipä kestä (Finnish), de rien (French), დაიკიდე (daiḳide) (Georgian), keine Ursache (German), nem tesz semmit (Hungarian), semmiség (Hungarian), szóra sem érdemes (Hungarian), nincs mit (Hungarian), いいえ (iie) (Japanese), いや (iya) (Japanese), nie ma za co (Polish), não se preocupe (Portuguese), да ла́дно (da ládno) [informal] (Russian), не́ за что (né za što) (Russian), пожа́луйста (požálujsta) (Russian), ¡tranquilo [masculine] (Spanish), ingen orsak (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-forget_it-en-phrase-Fodba7R2 Categories (other): English imperative sentences Disambiguation of English imperative sentences: 18 17 33 23 9 Disambiguation of 'reply to an expression of gratitude': 3 3 91 2 1
  4. I don't want to continue with this conversation (usually used in frustration or anger). Synonyms: fuck it, fuck this Translations (I don't want to continue with this conversation): bekijk het (Dutch), unohda (Finnish), anna olla (Finnish), laisse faire (French), დაიკიდე (daiḳide) (Georgian), hagyjuk (Hungarian), nem érdekes (Hungarian), mindegy (Hungarian), هيچ (hīč) (Iraqi Arabic), بگذریم (begzarim) (Persian), nieważne (Polish), deixe quieto (Portuguese), deixa pra lá (Portuguese), да ну́ тебя́ (da nú tebjá) [informal] (Russian), прое́хали (projéxali) [colloquial] (Russian), olvídalo (Spanish), glöm det! (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-forget_it-en-phrase-gIkRXhKv Disambiguation of "I don't want to continue with this conversation": 1 1 1 96 1
  5. Don't let it bother you; put it out of your mind. Synonyms: don't worry, pay no mind Coordinate_terms: it is what it is, what can you do
    Sense id: en-forget_it-en-phrase-VpnOSuFG

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "absolutely not",
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          "sense": "absolutely not",
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          "sense": "absolutely not",
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          "word": "算了"
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          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
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          "code": "ka",
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          "roman": "daiḳide",
          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
          "word": "დაიკიდე"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
          "word": "Schwamm drüber"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
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          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
          "word": "macht nichts"
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          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
          "word": "mindegy"
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          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
          "word": "semmi lényeges"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
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          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
          "word": "ci mancherebbe altro"
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          "_dis1": "1 98 0 1 0",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "roman": "mō ii desu",
          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
          "word": "もういいです"
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          "code": "oj",
          "lang": "Ojibwe",
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          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
          "word": "wanendaan"
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          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
          "word": "nieważne"
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          "lang": "Polish",
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          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
          "word": "nieistotne"
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          "_dis1": "1 98 0 1 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
          "word": "deixe para lá"
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          "_dis1": "1 98 0 1 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "roman": "nevážno",
          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
          "word": "нева́жно"
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          "_dis1": "1 98 0 1 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "ne obraščáj vnimánija",
          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
          "word": "не обраща́й внима́ния"
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          "_dis1": "1 98 0 1 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "projéxali",
          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
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          "word": "прое́хали"
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          "_dis1": "1 98 0 1 0",
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          "lang": "Russian",
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          "roman": "ne párʹsja",
          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
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          "word": "не па́рься"
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          "_dis1": "1 98 0 1 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "roman": "zabúdʹ",
          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
          "word": "забу́дь"
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          "_dis1": "1 98 0 1 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
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          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
          "word": "olvídalo"
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          "_dis1": "1 98 0 1 0",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
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          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
          "word": "onu unut"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 0 1 0",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
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          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
          "word": "boşver"
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          "_dis1": "1 98 0 1 0",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
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          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
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          "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
          "word": "semmiség"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
          "word": "szóra sem érdemes"
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          "word": "nincs mit"
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          "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
          "word": "nie ma za co"
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          "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
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          "roman": "da ládno",
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          "word": "да ла́дно"
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      "word": "szóra sem érdemes"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "požálujsta",
      "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
      "word": "пожа́луйста"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "¡tranquilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
      "word": "ingen orsak"
    },
    {
      "code": "acm",
      "lang": "Iraqi Arabic",
      "lang_code": "acm",
      "roman": "hīč",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "هيچ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "bekijk het"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "unohda"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "anna olla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "laisse faire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "daiḳide",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "დაიკიდე"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "hagyjuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "nem érdekes"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "mindegy"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "begzarim",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "بگذریم"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "nieważne"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "deixe quieto"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "deixa pra lá"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "da nú tebjá",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "да ну́ тебя́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "projéxali",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "прое́хали"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "olvídalo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "glöm det!"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forget it"
}

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