It is foolish of you to build a castle in the air while forgetting to drive in pilings for its foundation.
Source: tatoeba (20654)
Forgetting
/fəˈɡɛtɪŋ/
Synonyms for "forgetting" (36 found)
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Noun(7 words)
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Noun(11 words)
lapse of memorymemory decaymemory lapsemiss recallomissionrazbliutorepressionretrieval failuresepulcheringslip of memoryunlearning
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12 entriesabsentmindednessappointment forgettingforgetting curveinterference forgettingmemory decaymemory lapsename forgettingpassword forgettingrecall failureretrieval failuretransiencetransient forgetfulness
Collocations
10 entriesabsentmindednessforgetting curveforgetting rateforgetting to dointentional forgettinginterference forgettingmemory decaymemory lapsememory losspartial forgetting
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6 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Fancy forgetting my glasses, it's so embarrassing.
Source: tatoeba (31837)
Sazae is always forgetting her own phone number.
Source: tatoeba (54142)
My mother is constantly forgetting people's names.
Source: tatoeba (251817)
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