forget
verb
to be unable to remember a fact or piece of information
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to forget something unpleasant, or to make someone forget an unpleasant memory or feeling
if you blank out a feeling, memory, warning etc, you deliberately try not to think about it or try to forget it
to forget something unpleasant that has happened to you, or to stop being affected by it
to forget an important fact, or to forget what your main aim is, because you are thinking too much about other things
if something slips your mind/memory, you forget to do it
to make people forget about something embarrassing or silly that you have done
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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