forget about
Put behind you
Forget about is a phrasal verb with two distinct uses.
The first intensifies forget: Forget about your troubles and enjoy the party.
The second dismisses something as impossible or not worth considering: Forget about getting a reservation—that place is booked for months.
In this dismissive sense, it often stands alone as an interjection: A raise this year? Forget about it.
- dismissSend away or reject
- ignoreRefuse to notice
- let it goCease fixating on something
- let goCease holding something
- disregardWillful lack of attention
overlook · erase · omit · slip · bygones · fade · never mind · ancient history · dead and buried · oblivion · out of sight out of mind · brush off · closure · release · move on · turn the page · water under the bridge · abandon
forget aboutfocus on
Direct attention toward
dwell on · keep in mind · concentrate on · think about · heed
forget aboutcommemorate
Honor the memory of
memorialize · enshrine · celebrate · mark
forget aboutremember
Retain in mind
recall · recollect · keep in mind · retain · bear in mind
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