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forgives and forgets

forgives and forgets is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) 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

Questions about forgives and forgets

What is forgives and forgets the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Forgives and forgets is the third-person singular simple present indicative of forgive and forget.

Words near forgives and forgets in the dictionary

  1. forgiveness
  2. forgivenesses
  3. forgiver
  4. forgivers
  5. forgives
  6. forgives and forgets
  7. forgives my French
  8. forgivest
  9. forgiveth
  10. forgivin'
  11. forgiving

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