forgive in English dictionary

  • forgive

    Meanings and definitions of "forgive"

    • (transitive) To pardon, to waive any negative feeling or desire for punishment.
    • (intransitive) To accord forgiveness.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To pardon, to waive any negative feeling or desire for punishment.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To accord forgiveness.
    • transitive, to pardon
    • To stop blaming someone for an offense.
    • (to) forgive
    • verb
      absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt"
    • verb
      stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"

    Synonyms of "forgive" in English dictionary

    exempt, grant, yield are the top synonyms of "forgive" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of forgive

    • forgive ( third-person singular simple present forgives, present participle forgiving, simple past forgave, past participle forgiven)
    • forgive, forgave, forgiven; he ~s; be forgiving
    • forgive (third-person singular simple present forgives, present participle forgiving, simple past forgave, past participle forgiven)
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