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forgive

释义

forgive

verb transitive

UK /fə(r)ˈɡɪv/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	forgive
he/she/it	forgives
present participle	forgiving
past tense	forgave
past participle	forgiven

1
to decide that you will not be angry with someone who has offended, upset, or harmed you
His children have never fully forgiven him.
forgive someone for doing something:
She eventually forgave him for forgetting her birthday.
forgive yourself:
John has never forgiven himself for the accident.
forgive someone something:
They’re nice boys, so we tend to forgive them their occasional bad behaviour.
Synonyms and related words
To forgive or excuse
forgive
excuse
let off
2
economicsif a country or bank forgives a debt, they decide that the debt does not have to be paid back
Synonyms and related words
To pay, or to not pay money you owe
amortise
amortize
clear

phrases

someone could be forgiven for thinking/wondering/believing etc

forgive and forget

forgive me (for doing something)/forgive my doing something

forgive

verb transitive

US /fərˈɡɪv/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	forgive
he/she/it	forgives
present participle	forgiving
past tense	forgave
past participle	forgiven

1
to decide that you will not be angry with someone who has offended, upset, or harmed you
His children have never fully forgiven him.
forgive someone for doing something:
She eventually forgave him for forgetting her birthday.
forgive yourself:
John has never forgiven himself for the accident.
forgive someone something:
They’re nice boys, so we tend to forgive them their occasional bad behavior.
Synonyms and related words
To forgive or excuse
forgive
excuse
let off
2
economicsif a country or bank forgives a debt, they decide that the debt does not have to be paid back
Synonyms and related words
To pay, or to not pay money you owe
amortize
clear
compound

phrases

someone could be forgiven for thinking/wondering/believing, etc.

forgive and forget

forgive me (for doing something)/forgive my doing something

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