Forgive
- Forgive
- Forgive For*give", v. t. [imp. {Forgave}; p. p. {Forgiven}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Forgiving}] [OE. forgiven, foryiven, foryeven,
AS. forgiefan, forgifan; perh. for- + giefan, gifan to give;
cf. D. vergeven, G. vergeben, Icel. fyrirgefa, Sw. f?rgifva,
Goth. fragiban to give, grant. See {For-}, and {Give}, v. t.]
1. To give wholly; to make over without reservation; to
resign.
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To them that list the world's gay shows I leave,
And to great ones such folly do forgive. --Spenser.
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2. To give up resentment or claim to requital on account of
(an offense or wrong); to remit the penalty of; to pardon;
-- said in reference to the act forgiven.
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And their sins should be forgiven them. --Mark iv.
12.
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He forgive injures so readily that he might be said
to invite them. --Macaulay.
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3. To cease to feel resentment against, on account of wrong
committed; to give up claim to requital from or
retribution upon (an offender); to absolve; to pardon; --
said of the person offending.
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Father, forgive them; for they know not what they
do. --Luke xxiii.
34.
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I as free forgive you, as I would be fforgiven.
--Shak.
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Note: Sometimes both the person and the offense follow as
objects of the verb, sometimes one and sometimes the
other being the indirect object. ``Forgive us our debts
as we forgive our debtors.'' --Matt. vi. 12. ``Be of
good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.'' --Matt. ix. 2.
Syn: See {excuse}.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
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forgive — for‧give [fəˈgɪv ǁ fər ] verb forgave PASTTENSE [ ˈgeɪv] forgiven PASTPART [ ˈgɪvn] [transitive] FINANCE to state that a debt does not have to be paid: • Under the plan, the US forgave $2.6 billion, or about 70%, of Poland s debt to the US… … Financial and business terms
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forgive — I verb absolve, acquit, bear no malice, cancel, clear, condonare, condone, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exonerate, forget, give absolution, grant amnesty, grant pardon, ignoscere, overlook, palliate, pardon, reprieve, shrive, vindicate associated… … Law dictionary
forgive — pardon, remit, *excuse, condone Analogous words: absolve, *exculpate, acquit, exonerate, vindicate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
forgive — has a derivative form forgivable, without an e in the middle … Modern English usage
forgive — [v] stop blame and grant pardon absolve, accept apology, acquit, allow for, amnesty, bear no malice*, bear with, bury the hatchet*, clear, commute, condone, dismiss from mind, efface, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exonerate, extenuate, forget, kiss… … New thesaurus
