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forgiving and forgetting

forgiving and forgetting is the present participle and gerund 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 forgiving and forgetting

What is forgiving and forgetting the present participle and gerund of?
Forgiving and forgetting is the present participle and gerund of forgive and forget.

Words near forgiving and forgetting in the dictionary

  1. forgives my French
  2. forgivest
  3. forgiveth
  4. forgivin'
  5. forgiving
  6. forgiving and forgetting
  7. forgiving my French
  8. forgivingly
  9. forgivingness
  10. forgivings
  11. forgnaw

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