forgave and forgot
forgave and forgot is the simple past of forgive and forget.
Meaning of forgive and forget
Verb
forgive and forget (third-person singular simple present forgives and forgets, present participle forgiving and forgetting, simple past forgave and forgot, past participle forgiven and forgotten)
- To absolve somebody completely for a past wrongdoing; to pardon with neither resentment nor a view to retribution.
- "We will go away in the yacht. Does it matter where we live, so long as we live for each other? Forgive and forget! Oh, Valeria, Valeria, forgive and forget!"1875, Wilkie Collins, The law and the lady, page 33
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