forgive

for·give

 (fər-gĭv′, fôr-)

v. for·gave (-gāv′), for·giv·en (-gĭv′ən), for·giv·ing, for·gives

v.tr.

1. To give up resentment against or stop wanting to punish (someone) for an offense or fault; pardon.

2. To relent in being angry or in wishing to exact punishment for (an offense or fault).

3. To absolve from payment of (a debt, for example).

v.intr.

To grant forgiveness.

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[Middle English forgiven, from Old English forgiefan; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]

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for·giv′a·ble adj.

for·giv′a·bly adv.

for·giv′er n.

Synonyms: forgive, pardon, excuse, condone
These verbs mean to refrain from imposing punishment on an offender or demanding satisfaction for an offense. The first three can be used as conventional ways of offering apology. More strictly, to forgive is to grant pardon without harboring resentment: "Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them" (Oscar Wilde).
Pardon more strongly implies release from the liability for or penalty entailed by an offense: After the revolution all political prisoners were pardoned.
To excuse is to pass over a mistake or fault without demanding punishment or redress: "Valencia was incredibly generous to these deadbeats. She memorized their poetry and excused their bad behavior" (David Sedaris).
To condone is to overlook an offense, usually a serious one, and often suggests tacit forgiveness: Failure to protest the policy may imply a willingness to condone it.

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forgive

(fəˈɡɪv)

vb, -gives, -giving, -gave or -given

1. to cease to blame or hold resentment against (someone or something)

2. to grant pardon for (a mistake, wrongdoing, etc)

3. (tr) to free or pardon (someone) from penalty

4. (tr) to free from the obligation of (a debt, payment, etc)

[Old English forgiefan; see for-, give]

forˈgivable adj

forˈgivably adv

forˈgiver n

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for•give

(fərˈgɪv)

v. -gave, -giv•en, -giv•ing. v.t.

1. to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, sin, etc.); absolve.

2. to cancel or remit (a debt, obligation, etc.).

3. to grant pardon to (a person).

4. to cease to feel resentment against: to forgive one's enemies.

v.i.

5. to pardon an offense or an offender.

[before 900; Middle English, Old English forgiefan]

for•giv′a•ble, adj.

for•giv′er, n.

syn: See excuse.

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forgive

Past participle: forgiven
Gerund: forgiving

Imperative

forgive

forgive

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	forgive - stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday" concede, grant, yield - be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" condone, excuse - excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities" absolve, justify, free - let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility" absolve, shrive - grant remission of a sin to; "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's" remit - forgive; "God will remit their sins" pardon - grant a pardon to; "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President" excuse, pardon - accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands"
	2.	forgive - absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt" exempt, relieve, free - grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"

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forgive

verb excuse, pardon, bear no malice towards, not hold something against, understand, acquit, condone, remit, let off (informal), turn a blind eye to, exonerate, absolve, bury the hatchet, let bygones be bygones, turn a deaf ear to, accept (someone's) apology She'll understand and forgive you.
charge, blame, condemn, censure, reproach, find fault with, reprove

Quotations
"To err is human, to forgive, divine" [Alexander Pope An Essay on Criticism]

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forgive

verb

To grant forgiveness to or for:

condone, excuse, pardon, remit.

Idiom: forgive and forget.

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Translations

يَصْفَح عن، يُسامِحيَغْفِريَغْفِرُ

odpustitprominout

tilgiveundskylde

verzeihenvergeben

συγχωρώ

perdonar

antaa anteeksi

pardonnerexcuser

oprostiti

ampunmaaf

fyrirgefafyrirgefa, afsaka

perdonarerimettere [i peccati]condonare [i debiti]perdonabile

許す

용서하다

atlaidumasatlaidusatleisti už

piedot

vergeven

tilgi

wybaczyć

perdoardesculpar

прощать

odpustiť

odpustiti

förlåta

ให้อภัย

affetmekbağışlamak

tha thứ

原谅宽恕

forgive

[fəˈgɪv] (forgave (pt) (forgiven (pp)))

A. VT [+ person, fault] → perdonar, disculpar (esp LAm)
I forgive you → te perdono
to forgive sb for doing sth → perdonar a algn por haber hecho algo
forgive me (= excuse me) → perdone, con permiso (LAm)

B. VI → perdonar
why don't you just forgive and forget? → intenta perdonar y olvidarte

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forgive

[fə^rˈgɪv] [forgave] (pt) [forgiven] (pp)

vt

[+ person] → pardonner à
I forgive you → Je te pardonne.
to forgive sb for doing sth → pardonner à qn d'avoir fait qch
She forgave him for forgetting her birthday → Elle lui a pardonné d'avoir oublié son anniversaire.
They could be forgiven for thinking that → On ne peut pas leur reprocher de penser que ...
to forgive sb for sth → pardonner qch à qn

[+ sin, mistake] → pardonner
Forgive my ignorance, but → Pardonnez mon ignorance, mais ...

[+ debt] → annuler

vi
to forgive and forget → pardonner et oublier

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forgive

pret <forgave>, ptp <forgiven>

vt mistake, clumsiness → verzeihen, vergeben; person → verzeihen (+dat), → vergeben (+dat); debt → erlassen; (esp Eccl) sin → vergeben, erlassen; to forgive somebody something → jdm etw verzeihen or vergeben; (Eccl) → jdm etw vergeben or erlassen; to forgive somebody for something → jdm etw verzeihen or vergeben; to forgive somebody for doing something → jdm verzeihen or vergeben, dass er etw getan hat; you could be forgiven for thinking that … → es ist durchaus verständlich, wenn Sie denken, dass …; forgive me, but … → Entschuldigung, aber …; I’ll never forgive myself if anything happens to him → ich werde es mir nie verzeihen, wenn ihm etwas zustößt; to forgive and forget → vergeben und vergessen

vi (person) → verzeihen, vergeben

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forgive

[fəˈgɪv] (forgave (pt) (forgiven (pp))) vt (person, fault) → perdonare
to forgive sb for sth/for doing sth → perdonare qc a qn/a qn di aver fatto qc

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forgive

(fəˈgiv) – past tense forgave (fəˈgeiv) : past participle forˈgiven – verb

1. to stop being angry with (someone who has done something wrong). He forgave her for stealing his watch. vergeef يَصْفَح عن، يُسامِح прощавам на някой perdoar odpustit vergeben tilgive; undskylde συγχωρώperdonar (kellelegi) andeks andma بخشیدن antaa anteeksi pardonner לִסלוֹחַ ל- क्षमा करना oprostiti megbocsát memaafkan fyrirgefa, afsaka perdonare 許す (사람을) 용서하다 atleisti piedot memaafkan vergeventilgi, forlateprzebaczyć بخښل perdoar a ierta прощать odpustiť odpustiti oprostiti förlåta ยกโทษให้ affetmek, bağışlamak 原諒，寬恕（某人） прощати معاف کر دینا tha thứ 原谅，宽恕（某人）

2. to stop being angry about (something that someone has done). He forgave her angry words. vergeef يَغْفِر опрощавам perdoar prominout verzeihen tilgive παραβλέπωperdonar (midagi) andeks andma ندیده گرفتن؛ بخشیدن antaa anteeksi pardonner לִסלוֹח ל- छोड़ देना oprostiti, zaboraviti megbocsát memaafkan fyrirgefa perdonare 許す (죄 등을) 용서하다 atleisti už piedot memaafkan een oogje dichtknijpen voor tilgiwybaczyć معافول perdoar a trece cu vederea прощать prepáčiť odpustiti oprostiti förlåta อภัยให้ affetmek, bağışlamak 原諒，寬恕 прощати غصہ تھوک دینا thứ lỗi 原谅，宽恕

forgiveness (fəˈgivnis) noun

1. the act of forgiving. He asked for forgiveness. vergewensgesindheid صَفْح، غُفْران опрощение perdão odpuštění die Verzeihung tilgivelse συγχώρησηperdón andestus عفو anteeksianto pardonמחילה, סליחה क्षमा opraštanje bocsánat maaf fyrirgefning perdono 許し 용서 atleidimas piedošana kemaafan vergiffenistilgivelse, syndsforlatelseprzebaczenie بخښنه perdão iertare прощение prepáčenie, odpustenie odpuščanje oproštaj förlåtelse การให้อภัย affetme, bağışlama 寬恕 прощення معافی sự tha thứ 宽恕

2. readiness to forgive. He showed great forgiveness towards them. vergewensgesindheid تَسامُح снизхождение perdão ochota prominout die Versöhnlichkeit vilje til at tilgive επιείκειαmisericordia, clemencia andestamisvalmidus گذشت anteeksiantavaisuus clémenceסלחנות क्षमाशीलता spremnost na praštanje megbocsátás pemaaf sáttfÿsi clemenza, indulgenza 寛大さ 관대함 atlaidumas piedošana kemaafan vergevensgezindheidvilje til å tilgi wyrozumiałość معافی perdão clemenţă всепрощение zhovievavosť odpuščanje oproštaj överseende พร้อมที่จะให้อภัย affetme eğilimi 寬大，寬人之心 вибачливість; милостивість معاف کرنا sự khoan dung 宽大，宽人之心

forˈgiving adjective

ready to forgive (often). a forgiving person. vergewensgesinde مُتَسامِح، غَفور милостив magnânimo ochotný odpouštět versöhnlich tilgivende επιεικήςcompasivo kergestiandestav با گذشت anteeksiantava indulgent סַלחָנִי क्षमाशील milostiv, koji prašta megbocsátó suka memaafkan fús til að fyrirgefa clemente, indulgente 寛大な 관대한 atlaidus piedodošs memaafkan vergevensgezind villig/rede til å tilgi, overbærendewyrozumiały په تير تللو سره magnânimo iertător (все)прощающий zhovievavý, ochotný odpustiť prizanesljiv koji oprašta förlåtande, försonlig ซึ่งให้อภัย affeden, bağışlayan 寬大的，慈悲的 великодушний جلد معاف کردینے والا khoan dung 宽大的，慈悲的

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forgive

→ يَغْفِرُ odpustit tilgive verzeihen συγχωρώ perdonar antaa anteeksi pardonner oprostiti perdonare 許す 용서하다 vergeven tilgi wybaczyć perdoar прощать förlåta ให้อภัย bağışlamak tha thứ 原谅

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forgive

vt. perdonar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

forgive

vt perdonar

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