forgive


Definition: Meaning of, forgive in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fəˈɡɪv /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
forgive forgave forgiven
Present Participle Third Person Singular
forgiving forgives
  1. to stop being angry with someone and stop blaming them, although they have done something wrong
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  2. forgive me spoken used when you are going to say or do something that might seem rude or offensive and you want it to seem more polite
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  3. somebody can be forgiven for thinking/believing/feeling etc something used to say that it is easy to understand why someone might think or do something
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  4. forgive a debt/loan formal if a country or organization forgives a debt, it says that the money does not have to be paid back [=  write off]
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