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Etymology
Old English forgiefan|forġiefan, corresponding to for- + give. Cognate with Dutch vergeven, German vergeben.

Pronunciation
AHD|f�r-gĭv', fôr-gĭv'
IPA|/f��gɪv/, /f��(r)�gɪv/
SAMPA|/f@(r)�gIv/, /fO:(r)�gIv/
audio|en-us-forgive.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|forgives|forgiving|forgave|forgiven

1. transitive To pardon, to waive any negative feeling or desire for punishment.

#:Only the brave know how to forgive...A coward never forgave; it is not in his nature. - q: Laurence Sterne| Laurence Sterne

1. intransitive To accord forgiveness.

Translations

Catalan: perdonar
Chinese Characters: �, �
Chinese: ��
Czech: odpustit
Dutch: vergeven
Finnish: antaa anteeksi
German: vergeben (1,2)
Icelandic: fyrirgefa
Indonesian: maaf|memaafkan, ampun|mengampuni
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Italian: perdonare
Japanese: 許� (���, yurusu)
Latin: ignoscere, donare, condonare, justificare, redonare
Old English: alætan|�lǣtan, forgiefan|forġiefan
Portuguese: perdoar, desculpar
Spanish: perdonar
Swedish: förlåta
Turkish: affetmek
Icelandic: fyrirgefa

References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

Category:English irregular verbs

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hu:forgive
ja:forgive
pl:forgive
fi:forgive
sv:forgive
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te:forgive
vi:forgive
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• 2007-11-22 20:53 - Interwicket - iwiki +zh-min-nan

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