English pronunciation · Words Starting with F
Forget Pronunciation
Forget is pronounced fer-GET, IPA /fɝˈgɛt/.
fer-GET
US /fɝˈgɛt/ · UK /fəˈgɛt/
Syllables: fer · GET (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To fail to remember something, or to stop thinking about it.
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Forget in a Sentence
- Do not forget the tickets.
- I forget her sister's name every time.
- People forget how cold it was that spring.
Common Mispronunciations of Forget
Not FAW-get
The force waits for the end, on GET, and the opening reduces to a quick fer.
Not fer-JET
This g stays hard despite the e behind it, so the second beat really is the word get. Gem and gentle are where the same letter softens.
Tip: Get, forget, and forgetting all keep the hard g. So do give, girl, and gift.
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