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Common collocations with forget in American Collocation

forget verb intransitive/transitive

US /fərˈɡet/

completely

completely
entirely
totally

I’ve completely forgotten what we were talking about.

for a short time

momentarily
temporarily

He relaxed for a second and momentarily forgot about the problem.

in a way that gives you an advantage

conveniently

She conveniently forgets to mention that it was her who caused the problem in the first place.

almost

almost
nearly

I almost forgot to mention the most important point!

by most people

all but
largely

The details of the incident are now largely forgotten.

soon

easily
promptly
quickly
soon

This is a rewarding experience that you won’t soon forget.

She has made an impression on us that will not be easily forgotten.

It’s easy to forget the dangers of too much sun.

often forget

seem to
tend to

Users tend to forget passwords they don’t routinely use.

want to forget

try to
want to

It happened soon after the war, when people were trying to forget the war.