FORGIVE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of forgive in English forgiveverb [ I or T, not continuous ] uk /fəˈɡɪv/ us /fɚˈɡɪv/ forgave | forgiven Add to word list Add to word list B1 to stop blaming or being angry with someone for something that person has done, or not punish them for something: forgive someone for something/doing something I don't think she's ever quite forgiven me for getting her name wrong that time.forgive yourself I'd never forgive myself if anything happened to the kids.  someone could be forgiven for doing something (also someone would be forgiven for doing something, someone can be forgiven for doing something, someone might be forgiven for doing something) it seems reasonable or not surprising for someone to do something: On the basis of the summer so far, you could be forgiven for thinking it will rain until September. See more  forgive and forget to completely stop blaming or being angry with someone for something they have done, and to stop thinking about it: A quarrel is only over when both sides can forgive and forget. See more  forgive me B2 formal used before you ask or say something that might seem rude: Forgive me for asking, but how much did you pay for your bag? See more

• "Please, please forgive me!" she begged him.
• Don't worry. He forgives people very easily.
• She could not forgive his many infidelities.
• He still hasn't forgiven me for what I did.
• He forgave his brother for breaking the window.

Making & accepting apologies

• apologetic
• apologetically
• apologize
• atone for something phrasal verb
• atonement
• beg
• bury
• bygone
• conciliatory
• crawl
• crawl back (to someone) idiom
• forge ahead phrasal verb
• if you'll pardon the expression idiom
• pardon
• pardonably
• penance
• penitently
• repentance
• resolve your differences
• shred

See more results »  forgive a loan/debt to say that money does not have to be paid back: The new program would forgive state loans to new graduates who teach in Nebraska. See more (Definition of forgive from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

forgive | American Dictionary

forgiveverb [ T ] us /fərˈɡɪv, fɔr-/ past tense forgave us/fərˈɡeɪv, fɔr-/ | past participle forgiven us/fərˈɡɪv·ən, fɔr-/ Add to word list Add to word list 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

noun [ U ] us /fərˈɡɪv·nəs, fɔr-/ To my family and friends, I beg your forgiveness for the lies I’ve told. (Definition of forgive from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

forgive | Business English

forgiveverb [ T ]   ECONOMICS, FINANCE   formal uk /fəˈɡɪv/ us forgave | forgiven Add to word list Add to word list to allow someone to not have to pay a debt: Japan agreed to forgive up to 100% of the debts owed to it by the world's poorest countries.

forgiveness

noun [ U ] debt/loan forgiveness The legislation also includes special loan forgiveness for public servants such as teachers and firefighters. (Definition of forgive from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of forgive

forgive The president himself preferred to placate the military by forgiving and forgetting the human rights tragedies that had beset his nation. From the Cambridge English Corpus One would be forgiven for thinking that during the war little was happening at the level of gold bullion. From the Cambridge English Corpus At first glance, these steps appear glaringly obvious and readers might be forgiven for wondering why a book needs to be written about them. From the Cambridge English Corpus I have forgiven the persons who once were not so nice to me. From the Cambridge English Corpus One could be forgiven for assuming that all the surgical controversies have now been settled. From the Cambridge English Corpus A few isolated mistakes in such a wide-ranging compilation could be forgiven, but the large number included simply appears slapdash. From the Cambridge English Corpus Their absence was usually forgiven because of their demanding schedules and research commitments. From the Cambridge English Corpus In fact, despite a brief period of tense relations, all was forgiven and forgotten. From the Cambridge English Corpus Advertising sexism is forgiven, but not forgotten : historical, cross-cultural and individual differences in criticism and purchase boycott intentions. From the Cambridge English Corpus Finally, the hardest of all pathways: both forgiving and forgetting. From the Cambridge English Corpus Even with the forgiving model, our method requires users to follow the stipulated abbreviation method fairly rigidly. From the Cambridge English Corpus Perhaps a literary critic might be forgiven for being less impressed with the "cross-correspondences" among a very large number of incoherent and cryptic texts. From the Cambridge English Corpus In the second step we sympathize with the wrongdoer as he receives the benefit of being forgiven. From the Cambridge English Corpus He sets up the contemporary situation as a terrifying picture of the superficial and grotesque in order that he might be forgiven for averting his eyes and 'resisting' engagement. From the Cambridge English Corpus In a world of masculine bonds, where other kinds of bond are considered worthless, the show of feeling towards women in this solemn hour cannot be forgiven. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of forgive These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of forgive? What is the pronunciation of forgiven?

Translations of forgive

in Chinese (Traditional) 原諒, 寬恕… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 原谅, 宽恕… See more in Spanish perdonar… See more in Portuguese perdoar… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian त्या व्यक्तीने केलेल्या एखाद्या गोष्टीबद्दल एखाद्याला दोष न देणे किंवा रागावणे थांबविणे किंवा एखाद्या गोष्टीसाठी त्यांना शिक्षा न करणे माफ करणे… See more ～を許す, 許（ゆる）す… See more affetmek, bağışlamak… See more pardonner… See more perdonar… See more vergeven, een oogje dichtknijpen voor… See more அந்த நபர் செய்த ஏதோவொன்றிற்காக யாரையாவது குற்றம் சாட்டுவதையோ அல்லது கோபப்படுவதையோ நிறுத்துவது, அல்லது எதையாவது தண்டிக்கக்கூடாது… See more (किसी को) माफ कर देना, क्षमा कर देना… See more માફ કરવું… See more tilgive, undskylde… See more förlåta… See more memaafkan… See more vergeben, verzeihen… See more tilgi, forlate… See more معاف کرنا… See more прощати… See more క్షమించు, ఒక వ్యక్తి చేసిన పనికి నిందించడం లేదా కోపంగా ఉండటం మానేయడం లేదా ఏదైనా చేసినందుకు వారిని శిక్షించకుండా ఉండడం… See more ক্ষমা করা… See more odpustit, prominout… See more memaafkan… See more ยกโทษให้, อภัยให้… See more tha thứ, thứ lỗi… See more wybaczać, przebaczyć, wybaczyć… See more 용서하다… See more perdonare… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of forgive

• forgive someone for something/doing something
• forgive me phrase
• forgive a loan/debt phrase
• forgive and forget phrase
• to err is human (to forgive divine). idiom

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• forgive me phrase
• forgive a loan/debt phrase
• forgive and forget phrase
• to err is human (to forgive divine). idiom

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    • forgive
    • someone could be forgiven for doing something
    • forgive and forget
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    • forgive a loan/debt
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  • Noun 
    • forgiveness
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