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   for·give

   /fərˈɡiv/

   verb

   • 1. stop feeling angry or resentful toward (someone) for an offense, flaw, or mistake: "I don't think I'll ever forgive David for the way he treated her" Similar pardonexcuseexonerateabsolveacquitlet offgrant an amnesty toamnestymake allowances forstop feeling resentful towardfeel no resentment towardstop feeling malice towardfeel no malice towardharbor no grudge againstbury the hatchet withlet bygones be bygonesinformal:let someone off the hookgo easy onrare:exculpateOpposite blameconvictresent
   • ▪ stop feeling angry or resentful toward someone for (an offense, flaw, or mistake): "he was not a man who found it easy to forgive and forget"
   • ▪ cancel (a debt): "he proposed that their debts should be forgiven"
   • ▪ used in polite expressions as a request to excuse or regard indulgently one's foibles, ignorance, or impoliteness: "you will have to forgive my suspicious mind" Similar excuseoverlookdisregardignorepass overmake allowances forallowcondonelet golet passsanctionturn a blind eye toturn a deaf ear towink atconnive atblink atindulgetoleraterare:extenuateOpposite punish

   Word Origin Old Englishforgiefan, of Germanic origin, related to Dutch vergeven and German vergeben, and ultimately to for- and give.

   Derivatives

   • 1. forgiver noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › forgiveForgive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of the verb forgive, which means to cease to feel resentment or claim to requital. See examples of forgive in sentences and phrases, and compare it with related words like excuse and condone.

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   FORGIVE definition: 1. to stop blaming or being angry with someone for something that person has done, or not punish…. Learn more.

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   Forgive definition: to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.. See examples of FORGIVE used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFORGIVEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. to cease to blame or hold resentment against (someone or something) 2. to grant pardon for (a mistake, wrongdoing, etc) 3. (transitive) to free or pardon (someone) from penalty. 4. (transitive) to free from the obligation of (a debt, payment, etc) Collins English Dictionary.

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   to stop being angry with someone who has done something wrong: She apologized and he forgave her. I can’t forgive someone who has treated me so badly. forgiveness.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFORGIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you say that someone could be forgiven for doing something, you mean that they were wrong or mistaken, but not seriously, because many people would have done the same thing in those circumstances.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › forgiveforgive verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of forgive verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.