quên mất

/kwən mət/
phrase★Intermediate
informal

To forget something completely or to the point where it cannot be recalled

Tôi quên mất tên anh ấy.

I completely forgot his name.

Anh quên mất chìa khóa ở nhà.

He forgot the keys at home.

💡

This phrase emphasizes a total or significant loss of memory about something.

Collocations

quên mất tênto forget a namequên mất chìa khóato forget the keys

Synonyms

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Related Phrases

quên mất điphrase
to forget completely

💡Pro Tip

Emphasis

Use 'quên mất' when you want to stress that something was forgotten entirely.

📖Word Origin

Combination of 'quên' (to forget) and 'mất' (to lose), emphasizing a complete loss of memory.

📝Usage Notes

'Quên mất' is more emphatic than 'quên' alone, indicating a stronger or more complete forgetting.

Word Breakdown

quên
to forget
root
+
mất
to lose
root
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