Excuse and Forget

Excuse

Excuse verb - To dismiss as of little importance.

Forget and excuse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Forget" instead a verb "Excuse".

Nearby Words: excusing, excused, excusable

Forget

Forget verb - To be unable to recall or think of.

Excuse and forget are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Excuse" instead a verb "Forget".

Nearby Words: forgetful, forgetting, forgetfully

Common collocations

people excuse people forget people
part excuse part forget part
relationship excuse relationship forget relationship
moment excuse moment forget moment
Other words: time, fact.

Both words in one sentence

  • Instead, she asks him to close his eyes and kisses him, giving the excuse that a strong emotional experience will help him not forget her.
    Source: I Uh You Too
  • Remember the New Guy Eventually, he manages to completely forget about his actual childhood friend Kairi, whom Namine seems to have supplanted in his memories... and there's actually good excuse for all this!
  • Video Game / Summoners War: Sky Arena Excuse Plot: There's a plot in the game, but it's fairly generic, can be completed easily, and the fact that it's non-repeatable means most players will forget it once they're through with it.
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