forgive and forget

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forgive and forget

verb forgives and forgets · forgiving and forgetting · forgave and forgot · 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!"

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verb pardon without resentment

Españolperdonar y olvidar
العربيةغَفَرَ وَنَسِيَ ḡafara wanasiya

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@misc{forgive_and_forget_2026,
  title = {forgive and forget},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forgive%20and%20forget},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}