"forget about" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: forgets about [present, singular, third-person], forgetting about [participle, present], forgot about [past], forgotten about [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|forget<,++,forgot,forgotten> about}} forget about (third-person singular simple present forgets about, present participle forgetting about, simple past forgot about, past participle forgotten about)
  1. To not think about something or someone, to fail to remember, or to disregard someone or something.
    Sense id: en-forget_about-en-verb-vKs1R2y3
  2. (often harsh) To abandon a dearly held desire, or a familiar comfort, under pressure from an inescapable stronger party.
    Sense id: en-forget_about-en-verb-g-XE4KZ6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (about) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (about): 33 67

Inflected forms

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