"forget it" meaning in English

See forget it in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: forgets it [present, singular, third-person], forgetting it [participle, present], forgot it [past], forgotten it [participle, past], in imperative
Head templates: {{en-verb|forget<,++,forgot,forgotten> it}} forget it (third-person singular simple present forgets it, present participle forgetting it, simple past forgot it, past participle forgotten it)
  1. Absolutely not; I forbid it or it is impossible. Translations (absolutely not): sen voit unohtaa (Finnish), älä unta näe (Finnish), oublie ça (French), oubliez ça (French), pas question (French)
    Sense id: en-forget_it-en-verb-WFf8H4b~ Categories (other): English sentences Disambiguation of English sentences: 20 24 22 19 15 Disambiguation of 'absolutely not': 93 3 0 1 2
  2. It doesn't matter. Translations (It doesn't matter): 算了 (suàn le) (Chinese Mandarin), unohda (Finnish), anna olla (Finnish), laissez tomber (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), 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-verb-~DtLoxD4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English sentences, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English terms with placeholder "it" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 36 34 20 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 44 23 24 4 Disambiguation of English sentences: 20 24 22 19 15 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 35 27 25 6 Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 11 32 26 24 7 Disambiguation of "It doesn't matter": 1 95 2 2 0
  3. A conventional reply to an expression of gratitude. Translations (reply to an expression of gratitude): 沒事 (Chinese Mandarin), 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), 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-verb-Fodba7R2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English sentences Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 36 34 20 5 Disambiguation of English sentences: 20 24 22 19 15 Disambiguation of 'reply to an expression of gratitude': 2 7 84 6 1
  4. I don't want to continue with this conversation (usually used in frustration or anger). 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), بگذریم (begzarim) (Persian), nieważne (Polish), deixe quieto (Portuguese), да ну́ тебя́ (da nú tebjá) [informal] (Russian), прое́хали (projéxali) [colloquial] (Russian), olvídalo (Spanish), glöm det! (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-forget_it-en-verb-gIkRXhKv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English sentences Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 36 34 20 5 Disambiguation of English sentences: 20 24 22 19 15 Disambiguation of "I don't want to continue with this conversation": 2 4 5 86 3
  5. Don't let it bother you; put it out of your mind.
    Sense id: en-forget_it-en-verb-VpnOSuFG Categories (other): English sentences Disambiguation of English sentences: 20 24 22 19 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: forget about it Related terms: it is what it is, what can you do, who cares

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "It doesn't matter",
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          "word": "szóra sem érdemes"
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          "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
          "word": "nincs mit"
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          "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
          "word": "não se preocupe"
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          "_dis1": "2 7 84 6 1",
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          "roman": "da ládno",
          "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
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          "roman": "né za što",
          "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
          "word": "не́ за что"
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          "_dis1": "2 7 84 6 1",
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          "roman": "požálujsta",
          "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
          "word": "пожа́луйста"
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          "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
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          "word": "laisse faire"
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          "lang": "Georgian",
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          "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
          "word": "დაიკიდე"
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          "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
          "word": "nem érdekes"
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          "word": "mindegy"
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "begzarim",
          "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
          "word": "بگذریم"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
          "word": "nieważne"
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          "_dis1": "2 4 5 86 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
          "word": "deixe quieto"
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          "_dis1": "2 4 5 86 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "da nú tebjá",
          "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "да ну́ тебя́"
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          "roman": "projéxali",
          "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
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          "word": "прое́хали"
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          "_dis1": "2 4 5 86 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
          "word": "olvídalo"
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          "_dis1": "2 4 5 86 3",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
          "word": "glöm det!"
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          "ref": "1966, “\"Willkommen\"”, in Fred Ebb (lyrics), John Kander (music), Cabaret",
          "text": "So, life is disappointing? Forget it. We have no problems here. In here, life is beautiful! The girls are beautiful! Even the orchestra is beautiful.",
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        "Don't let it bother you; put it out of your mind."
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "12 21 10 25 32",
      "word": "forget about it"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forget it"
}
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    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English sentences",
    "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "English terms with placeholder \"it\"",
    "English verbs"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "forgets it",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "forgetting it",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forgot it",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "forgotten it",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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    {
      "form": "in imperative"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "forget<,++,forgot,forgotten> it"
      },
      "expansion": "forget it (third-person singular simple present forgets it, present participle forgetting it, simple past forgot it, past participle forgotten it)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "it is what it is"
    },
    {
      "word": "what can you do"
    },
    {
      "word": "who cares"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You think you're getting into university with these grades? Well, forget it!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "You said we could go to the mall! —Forget it! Look at the state of this room! You're going to stay here and clean up before you go anywhere.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Absolutely not; I forbid it or it is impossible."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "What were you saying? – Oh, it was nothing important, forget it.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "It doesn't matter."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Thank you so much! How can I repay you for your kindness? – Forget it; it was nothing.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A conventional reply to an expression of gratitude."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It's raining. I said, \"It's raining.\" Do you hear me? It's raining! Oh, forget it!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "I don't want to continue with this conversation (usually used in frustration or anger)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1966, “\"Willkommen\"”, in Fred Ebb (lyrics), John Kander (music), Cabaret",
          "text": "So, life is disappointing? Forget it. We have no problems here. In here, life is beautiful! The girls are beautiful! Even the orchestra is beautiful.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Don't let it bother you; put it out of your mind."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "forget about it"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "absolutely not",
      "word": "sen voit unohtaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "absolutely not",
      "word": "älä unta näe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "absolutely not",
      "word": "oublie ça"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "absolutely not",
      "word": "oubliez ça"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "absolutely not",
      "word": "pas question"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "suàn le",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "算了"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "unohda"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "anna olla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "laissez tomber"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "esquéceo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "daiḳide",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "დაიკიდე"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "Schwamm drüber"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "schon gut"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "macht nichts"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "mindegy"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "nem érdekes"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "semmi lényeges"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "ci mancherebbe altro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mō ii desu",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "もういいです"
    },
    {
      "code": "oj",
      "lang": "Ojibwe",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "wanendaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "nieważne"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "deixe para lá"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nevážno",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "нева́жно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ne obraščáj vnimánija",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "не обраща́й внима́ния"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "projéxali",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "прое́хали"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ne párʹsja",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "не па́рься"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zabúdʹ",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "забу́дь"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "olvídalo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "onu unut"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "boşver"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "It doesn't matter",
      "word": "unut gitsin"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
      "word": "沒事"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "méishì",
      "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
      "word": "没事"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
      "word": "eipä kestä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
      "word": "de rien"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "daiḳide",
      "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
      "word": "დაიკიდე"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
      "word": "keine Ursache"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
      "word": "nem tesz semmit"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
      "word": "semmiség"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
      "word": "szóra sem érdemes"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
      "word": "nincs mit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "iie",
      "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
      "word": "いいえ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "iya",
      "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
      "word": "いや"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
      "word": "não se preocupe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "da ládno",
      "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "да ла́дно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "né za što",
      "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
      "word": "не́ за что"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "požálujsta",
      "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
      "word": "пожа́луйста"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "¡tranquilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "reply to an expression of gratitude",
      "word": "ingen orsak"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "bekijk het"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "unohda"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "anna olla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "laisse faire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "daiḳide",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "დაიკიდე"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "hagyjuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "nem érdekes"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "mindegy"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "begzarim",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "بگذریم"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "nieważne"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "deixe quieto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "da nú tebjá",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "да ну́ тебя́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "projéxali",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "прое́хали"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "olvídalo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "I don't want to continue with this conversation",
      "word": "glöm det!"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forget it"
}

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