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forgive

/fərˈɡɪv/

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verb

/fərˈɡɪv/B1formal
  • ruГлагол, обозначающий прекращение осуждения или обиды на кого-либо за проступок или ошибку.

A verb used to indicate the act of stopping to blame or resent someone for an offense or mistake.

irregular verb

  1. Pardon or excuseA2formal

    To stop being angry or resentful towards someone for an offense, mistake, or fault.

    ruПростить

    • I forgive you for forgetting my birthday.
    • Please forgive my late arrival.
    • She forgave him for lying to her.

    Synonymsabsolveacquitcondoneexcuseexoneratelet offoverlookpardonremit

    Antonymsblamechastisecondemnpunishreproachresent

  2. Cancel a debtB2formal

    To release someone from the obligation to repay a debt or fulfill a duty.

    ruПростить долг

    • The bank forgave part of his loan after the disaster.
    • The government forgave the farmers' debts.
    • They forgave the outstanding balance as a gesture of goodwill.

    Synonymscanceldischargereleaseremitwaivewrite off

    Antonymscollectdemandenforcerequire

Forms
  • forgiven past participle
  • forgave past simple
  • forgiving present participle
  • forgives third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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