to forget how to do sth

  • 1forget — for|get W1S1 [fəˈget US fər ] v, v past tense forgot [ ˈgɔt US ˈga:t] past participle forgotten [ ˈgɔtn US ˈga:tn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(facts/information)¦ 2¦(something you must do)¦ 3¦(leave something somewhere)¦ 4¦(stop thinking about)¦ 5¦(not care… …

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  • 2forget — past tense forgot past participle forgotten verb 1 FACTS/INFORMATION (I, T) to be unable to remember facts, information, or something that happened in the past: I m sorry, I ve forgotten your name. (+ (that)): Don t forget that it s Sarah s… …

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  • 3hand — hand1 W1S1 [hænd] n ↑finger, ↑fingernail, ↑thumb ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of body)¦ 2¦(help)¦ 3¦(control)¦ 4 get out of hand 5 on the other hand 6 hands off 7 in hand …

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  • 4too — /tu:/ adverb 1 (+ adj/adv) more than is reasonable, possible, or necessary: That music is too loud, turn the radio down. | too much/little/many etc sth: There s too much talking! Open your books and get down to work. | much/far/a little etc too:… …

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  • 5sight*/*/*/ — [saɪt] noun I 1) [U] the ability to see using your eyes Syn: eyesight, vision people with poor sight[/ex] 2) [U] the act of seeing someone or something I don t know him personally, but I know him by sight (= I know what he looks like).[/ex] The… …

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  • 6must — must1 W1S1 [məst strong mʌst] modal v negative short form mustn t [: Old English; Origin: moste, from motan to be allowed to, have to ] 1.) past tense had to to have to do something because it is necessary or important, or because of a law or… …

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  • 7mind — 1 /maInd/ noun BRAIN/THINKING PROCESS 1 (C, U) the part of a person, usually considered to be their brain, that they use to think and imagine things: I have a picture of him in my mind tall, blond and handsome. | I don t know what s going on in… …

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  • 8leave — 1 /li:v/ verb past tense and past participle left LEAVE A PLACE, VEHICLE 1 LEAVE (I, T) to go away from a place or a person: What time did you leave the office? | They were so noisy that the manager asked them to leave. (+ for): They re leaving… …

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  • 9time — 1 /taIm/ noun TIME 1 (U) something that is measured in minutes, hours, years etc using clocks: a machine that can travel through time | The basic unit of time, the second, was redefined in 1967. | time passes/goes by: time goes by so quickly… …

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  • 10turn — 1 verb CHANGE DIRECTION/POSITION 1 a) YOUR BODY (I) to move your body so that you are looking in a different direction: Ricky turned and walked away. (+ around/round/away etc): I turned around quickly to see if someone was following. | Dan turned …

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