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forgive
verb
(
forgives, forgiving, forgave, forgiven
)
(
transitive
) To pardon, to waive any negative feeling or desire for punishment.
Only the brave know how to ...A coward never
forgave
; it is not in his nature.
- q: Laurence Sterne, Laurence Sterne
(
intransitive
) To accord forgiveness.
Translations:
Dutch: vergeven
German: vergeben (1,2)
Italian: perdonare
Spanish: perdonar
Etymology:
Old English forgiefan, forÄiefan, corresponding to for- + give. Cognate with Dutch vergeven, German vergeben.
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