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forgive someone for something to pardon someone for something. Please forgive me for being late. He never forgave himself for harming her. Forgive and forget. Prov. You should not only forgive people for hurting you, you should also forget that they ever hurt you. When my sister lost my favorite book, I was angry at her for weeks, but my mother finally convinced me to forgive and forget. Jane: Are you going to invite Sam to your party? Sue: No way. Last year he laughed at my new skirt. Jane: Come on, Sue, forgive and forget. forgive and forget to accept and not think about what someone has done to you If they can admit they were wrong, then they can surely forgive and forget. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It is forgivably broad to use the appellation 'man' when referring only to the species homo sapiens sapiens because all the species of the genus homo except homo sapiens sapiens are presently extinct; but in a proper discussion of the different qualities of the four species mentioned, it makes no sense to use the word 'man' indiscriminately when one means one species of the genus homo and not any of the others. ``Alice and Martin'' is a richly populated, observant film that suffers, forgivably, from an excess of curiosity about the world it depicts - a surfeit of generosity, intelligence and art. |
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