forgive

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Pronunciation[change]

  • enPR: fər-gĭv' or fôr-gĭv'
  • IPA (key): /fəˈgɪv/ or /fɔː(r)ˈgɪv/
  • SAMPA: /f@(r)ˈgIv/ or /fO:(r)ˈgIv/
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Verb[change]

Plain form
forgive

Third-person singular
forgives

Past tense
forgave

Past participle
forgiven

Present participle
forgiving

  1. When you forgive something, you do not punish the person who did it.
    I know you stole some money from me, but I forgive your stealing.
    I have forgiven your disloyalty.
  2. When you forgive a person, you do not try to punish that person for something.
    I know you stole some money from me, but I forgive you.
    I forgave them for being cruel when we were younger.

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