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forgive
verb
-
forgive
,
forgiving
,
forgives
,
forgave
,
forgiven
to
stop
being
angry
with
someone
and
no
longer
blame
them
for
something
wrong
they
have
done
•
After
a
week
of
silence
,
Maria
finally
forgave
her
friend
for
forgetting
her
birthday
.
After
a
week
of
silence
,
Maria
finally
forgave
her
friend
for
forgetting
her
birthday
.
•
The
children
found
it
hard
to
forgive
their
classmate
who
had
broken
their
favorite
toy
.
The
children
found
it
hard
to
forgive
their
classmate
who
had
broken
their
favorite
toy
.
Old
English
forgiefan
,
from
for-
“
completely
”
+
giefan
“
to
give
,”
originally
meaning
“
give
up
anger
”
and
later
“
pardon
.”
verb
-
forgive
,
forgiving
,
forgives
,
forgave
,
forgiven
used
as
a
polite
way
to
say
sorry
or
to
ask
someone
to
excuse
a
question
,
interruption
,
or
small
mistake
•
Forgive
me
,
could
you
tell
me
where
the
nearest
pharmacy
is
?
Forgive
me
,
could
you
tell
me
where
the
nearest
pharmacy
is
?
•
Forgive
my
ignorance
,
but
how
does
this
device
work
?
Forgive
my
ignorance
,
but
how
does
this
device
work
?
The
imperative
“
Forgive
me
”
has
been
used
since
the
15th
century
as
a
courteous
apology
or
request
for
pardon
.
verb
-
forgive
,
forgiving
,
forgives
,
forgave
,
forgiven
to
say
that
someone
no
longer
has
to
pay
money
they
owe
•
The
bank
forgave
part
of
the
farmer
’
s
loan
after
the
devastating
flood
.
The
bank
forgave
part
of
the
farmer
’
s
loan
after
the
devastating
flood
.
•
Under
the
new
program
,
the
government
will
forgive
student
loans
after
ten
years
of
payments
.
Under
the
new
program
,
the
government
will
forgive
student
loans
after
ten
years
of
payments
.
Extension
of
the
sense
“
pardon
”
to
the
financial
idea
of
releasing
someone
from
an
obligation
,
attested
from
the
19th
century
.
