forgive
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Britannica Dictionary definition of FORGIVE
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to stop feeling anger toward (someone who has done something wrong)
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to stop blaming (someone)
[+ object]
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forgive your enemies
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Can you ever forgive me for being so selfish?
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I've never forgiven myself for the way I treated her.
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We must ask God to forgive us for our sins.
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He can be forgiven for feeling this way. [=it is understandable that he feels this way; he should not be blamed for feeling this way]
[no object]
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When he feels he's been insulted, he finds it hard to forgive and forget.
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[+ object]
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to stop feeling anger about (something)
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to forgive someone for (something wrong)
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He finds it hard to forgive an insult.
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We must ask God to forgive our sins.
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[+ object]
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to stop requiring payment of (money that is owed)
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The government has agreed to forgive some of the debt.
forgive me
— used in speech as a polite way of starting to say something that may seem rude or unpleasant
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Forgive me (for saying so), but I don't think you understood my point.
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Forgive me, but something has come up and I have to leave right away.
— forgiver
noun, plural forgivers [count]-
a forgiver of sins
