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IELTS BNC: 3395 COCA: 3595

forgive

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
forgive /fɚˈgɪv/ verb
forgives; forgave /-ˈgeɪv/ ; /fɚˈgeɪv/; forgiven /-ˈgɪvən/ ; /fɚˈgɪvən/; forgiving
forgive
/fɚˈgɪv/
verb
forgives; forgave /-ˈgeɪv/ ; /fɚˈgeɪv/; forgiven /-ˈgɪvən/ ; /fɚˈgɪvən/; forgiving
Learner's definition of FORGIVE
: to stop feeling anger toward (someone who has done something wrong) : to stop blaming (someone)原谅,饶恕,宽恕(某人)
[+ object]
[no object]
[+ object] : to stop feeling anger about (something) : to forgive someone for (something wrong)原谅,宽恕(过错)
[+ object] : to stop requiring payment of (money that is owed)免除(债务)

forgive me

used in speech as a polite way of starting to say something that may seem rude or unpleasant请原谅;对不起

— forgiver

noun, plural forgivers [count]
IELTS BNC: 3395 COCA: 3595

forgive

verb

for·​give fər-ˈgiv How to pronounce forgive (audio)
fȯr-
forgave fər-ˈgāv How to pronounce forgive (audio)
fȯr-
; forgiven fər-ˈgi-vən How to pronounce forgive (audio)
fȯr-
; forgiving

transitive verb

1
: to cease to feel resentment against (an offender) : pardon
forgive one's enemies
2
a
: to give up resentment of or claim to requital (see requital sense 1) for
forgive an insult
b
: to grant relief from payment of
forgive a debt

intransitive verb

: to grant forgiveness
had to learn to forgive and forget
forgivable adjective
forgivably adverb
forgiver noun

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for forgive

excuse, condone, pardon, forgive mean to exact neither punishment nor redress.

excuse may refer to specific acts especially in social or conventional situations or the person responsible for these.

excuse an interruption
excused them for interrupting

Often the term implies extenuating circumstances.

injustice excuses strong responses

condone implies that one overlooks without censure behavior (such as dishonesty or violence) that involves a serious breach of a moral, ethical, or legal code, and the term may refer to the behavior or to the agent responsible for it.

a society that condones alcohol but not narcotics

pardon implies that one remits a penalty due for an admitted or established offense.

pardon a criminal

forgive implies that one gives up all claim to requital and to resentment or vengeful feelings.

could not forgive their rudeness

Example Sentences

Can you ever forgive me for being so selfish? I've never forgiven myself for the way I treated her. We must ask God to forgive us for our sins. When he feels he's been insulted, he finds it hard to forgive and forget. He finds it hard to forgive an insult. We must ask God to forgive our sins. The government has agreed to forgive some of the debt. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Biden had been under pressure from progressive groups to forgive up to $50,000, but fulfilled a campaign promise of forgiving at least $10,000. Merdie Nzanga, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022 Given a couple of days to forgive the men who have been arrested for the rapes — or be excommunicated from the colony and therefore denied a place in heaven — the women vote on three possible responses: do nothing, stay and fight, or leave. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2022 In 2020, Reeves vetoed legislation that would have let Jackson forgive at least a portion of the unpaid water bills for poor people. Emily Wagster Pettus, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2022 In 2020, Reeves vetoed legislation that would have let Jackson forgive at least a portion of the unpaid water bills for poor people. Emily Wagster Pettus, ajc, 1 Sep. 2022 Biden could forgive $1,000,000 or $1 per borrower—Fox News would react the same way. Julian Epp, The New Republic, 30 Aug. 2022 Biden on Wednesday said his administration would forgive tens of thousands of dollars for individuals earning less than $125,000 a year. Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2022 Warren and other progressives, including Representative Ayanna Pressley, were consistent in their calls for Biden to forgive at least $50,000 in student debt per borrower. Jarrell Dillard, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2022 President Joe Biden plans to forgive up to $10,000 − and in some cases up to $20,000 − in debt for Americans who owe money on federal student loans. Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 25 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English forgifan, from for- + gifan to give

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a

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The first known use of forgive was before the 12th century
IELTS BNC: 3395 COCA: 3595
forgive

verb

ADVERB | VERB + FORGIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBquite完全原諒I suspect that Rodney has never quite forgiven either of them.我猜羅德尼一直沒有完全原諒他們兩個人。ever, never曾經/絕不原諒Can you ever forgive me?你會有一天能原諒我嗎?easily輕易饒恕Donna would not easily forgive Beth's silly attempt to trick her.唐娜不會輕易原諒貝絲想欺騙她的愚蠢企圖。VERB + FORGIVEbe able to, be unable to, can能夠/不能/可以原諒I couldn't forgive him.我無法原諒他。be easy to易於原諒An insult like that isn't easy to forgive.那種侮辱是無法輕易原諒的。ask sb to, beg sb to請求某人原諒He fell to his knees and begged God to forgive him.他跪下來,請求上帝寬恕他。try to努力諒解PREPOSITIONfor諒解⋯She never forgave him for losing her ring.她從沒原諒他弄丟了她的戒指。PHRASESforgive and forget不記舊恨He was not the sort of man to forgive and forget.他不是那種不記仇的人。

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