esquecer

Meaning

to forget

Concepts

forget

leave

never mind

bury

block

miss a beat

draw a blank

get over

blank out

Opposite of

lembrar, recordar

Synonyms

deixar

esqueça-se

deixar para lá

perder

esquecer-se

Translations

oublier

olvidar

dimenticare

vergeten

vergessen

oblidar

ξεχνώ

unutmak

verleren

oblidar-se

verlernen

scordare

afleren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/is.keˈse(ʁ)/

Etymology

Cognate with Galician: esquecer

In summary

From earlier esqueecer, from Old Galician-Portuguese escaecer, from Vulgar Latin *excadescere, derived ultimately from Latin cadere (“fall”). Compare Galician esquecer.