J'oubliais (en. I forgot)

/ʒ‿ubljɛ/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Not remembering something.

I forgot it at the meeting.

Je l'ai oublié à la réunion.

Not taking into account.

I often forgot to do my homework.

J'oubliais souvent de faire mes devoirs.

Putting aside a memory or an obligation.

While traveling, I always forgot my worries.

En voyage, j'oubliais toujours mes soucis.

From the verb 'oublier' with the personal pronoun 'je' in the imperfect tense.

I forgot to tell you

I didn’t think to tell you.

j'oubliais de te dire

I forgot that

I didn’t remember that.

j'oubliais que

do not forget

Important reminder not to omit.

ne pas oublier

forget

Not recalling something.

oublier

memory

Memory of a past event.

souvenir

remember

Bring back to memory.

remémorer

To zone out

I completely zoned out of our meeting.

J'ai complètement zappé notre rendez-vous.

To empty the mind

He emptied his mind, nothing came back to him.

Il a fait le vide, rien ne lui revenait.