forgive and forget (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: To absolve somebody completely for a past wrongdoing; to pardon with neither resentment nor a view to retribution.
tags: idiomatic
intransitive
Forms:
form: forgives and forgets
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: forgiving and forgetting
tags: participle
present
form: forgave and forgot
tags: past
form: forgiven and forgotten
tags: participle
past