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forgive and forget

for·give and for·get
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fer-giv and fer-get]
    • /fərˈgɪv ænd fərˈgɛt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fer-giv and fer-get]
    • /fərˈgɪv ænd fərˈgɛt/

Definitions of forgive and forget words

  • verbal expression forgive and forget be reconciled 1
  • verb forgive and forget (Idiomatic) VI Absolve completely for a past wrongdoing; pardon with neither resentment nor a view to retribution. 0
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Parts of speech for Forgive and forget

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Forgive and forget

forgive and forget popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for forgive and forget

verb forgive and forget

  • accommodate — If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
  • atone — If you atone for something that you have done, you do something to show that you are sorry you did it.
  • balance — If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.
  • bury the hatchet — to cease hostilities and become reconciled
  • compose — The things that something is composed of are its parts or members. The separate things that compose something are the parts or members that form it.
All 24 Synonyms of forgive and forget

Antonyms for forgive and forget

verb forgive and forget

  • disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
All 2 Antonyms of forgive and forget

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