forgive
Part of speech: verb
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Alteration (due to give) of Middle English foryiven, forȝiven, from Old English forġiefan (“to forgive, to give”), from Proto-West Germanic *frageban, from Proto-Germanic *fragebaną (“to give away; give up; release; forgive”), equivalent to for- + give (etymologically for- + yive). Cognate with Scots forgeve, forgif, forgie (“to forgive”), West Frisian ferjaan (“to forgive”), Dutch vergeven (“to forgive”), German vergeben (“to forgive”), Icelandic fyrirgefa (“to forgive”), Yiddish פֿאַרגעבן (fargebn, “to forgive”)
Base: give
Affixes: for-
Inflected forms:
form: forgives
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: forgiving
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: forgave
pos: verb
tags: past
form: forgiven
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
Senses:
gloss: To pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Please forgive me if my phone goes off - I'm expecting an urgent call from my boss.
Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.
Forgive us our trespasses.
gloss: To pardon (something); to waive any negative feeling over or retribution for.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Forgive these wild and wandering cries,
⁠Confusions of a wasted youth;
⁠Forgive them where they fail in truth,
And in thy wisdom make me wise.
... to forgive their crimes.
gloss: To waive or remit (a debt), to absolve from payment or compensation of.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Forgive a debt, that is, tell a debtor that a repayment of a loan is no longer needed.
In several months you’re likely to have a clearer picture on how your state intends to treat your forgiven PPP loan and the deductibility of your business expenses not just for tax year 2020 but also tax year 2021.
gloss: To accord forgiveness.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: The brave know only how to forgive […] A coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.
gloss: To look past; to look beyond.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The music critic loves the instrumentation of the song so much that he can forgive the confusing lyrics.
gloss: To redeem; to offset the bad effects of something.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Okay, a good hook forgives everything.
Derived words: forgivability
forgivable
forgive and forget
forgive but don't forget
forgiveless
forgive my French
forgiveness
forgiver
forgiving
misforgive
reforgive
unforgive
unforgiver
Translations:
lang: Abkhaz
word: анажьра
roman: anažra
lang: Albanian
word: fal
lang: Amharic
word: ይቅር ማለት
roman: yəḳr malät
lang: Arabic
word: سَامَحَ
roman: sāmaḥa
lang: Arabic
word: غَفَرَ
roman: ḡafara
lang: Armenian
word: ներել
roman: nerel
lang: Aromanian
word: ljert
lang: Asturian
word: perdonar
lang: Azerbaijani
word: bağışlamaq
lang: Basque
word: barkatu
lang: Belarusian
word: прабача́ць
roman: prabačácʹ
lang: Belarusian
word: праба́чыць
roman: prabáčycʹ
lang: Belarusian
word: дарава́ць
roman: daravácʹ
lang: Bengali
word: ক্ষমা করা
roman: khoma kora
lang: Bulgarian
word: проща́вам
roman: proštávam
lang: Bulgarian
word: простя́
roman: prostjá
lang: Bulgarian
word: опроща́вам
roman: oproštávam
lang: Bulgarian
word: опростя́
roman: oprostjá
lang: Burmese
word: ခွင့်လွှတ်
roman: hkwang.hlwat
lang: Burmese
word: အခွင့်လွှတ်
roman: a.hkwang.hlwat
lang: Catalan
word: perdonar
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 原諒 /原谅
roman: jyun⁴ loeng⁶
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 寬恕 /宽恕
roman: fun¹ syu³
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 饒恕 /饶恕
roman: jiu⁴ syu³
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 原諒 /原谅
roman: yuánliàng
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 寬恕 /宽恕
roman: kuānshù
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 饒恕 /饶恕
roman: ráoshù
lang: Mwali Comorian
word: uswamihi
lang: Ngazidja Comorian
word: usamihi
lang: Czech
word: odpouštět
lang: Czech
word: odpustit
lang: Danish
word: tilgive
lang: Danish
word: forlade
lang: Dutch
word: vergeven
lang: Esperanto
word: pardoni
lang: Estonian
word: andestama
lang: Estonian
word: andeks andma
lang: Finnish
word: antaa anteeksi
lang: French
word: pardonner
lang: West-Frisian
word: ferjou
lang: Galician
word: perdoar
lang: Georgian
word: პატიება
roman: ṗaṭieba
lang: Georgian
word: მიტევება
roman: miṭeveba
lang: German
word: verzeihen
lang: Gothic
word: 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽
roman: fragiban
lang: Greek
word: συγχωρώ
roman: synchoró
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ἀφίημι
roman: aphíēmi
lang: Ancient Greek
word: χαρίζομαι
roman: kharízomai
lang: Hebrew
word: סָלַח
roman: salákh
lang: Hindi
word: माफ़ करना
roman: māf karnā
lang: Hindi
word: क्षमा करना
roman: kṣamā karnā
lang: Hindi
word: मुआफ़ करना
roman: muāf karnā
lang: Hungarian
word: megbocsát
lang: Icelandic
word: fyrirgefa
lang: Ido
word: pardonar
lang: Indonesian
word: memaafkan
lang: Indonesian
word: mengampuni
lang: Ingrian
word: antaa anteeks
lang: Irish
word: maith do
lang: Old Irish
word: do·lugai
lang: Italian
word: perdonare
lang: Japanese
word: 許す
roman: yurusu
lang: Japanese
word: 容赦する
roman: yōsha suru
lang: Kazakh
word: кешіру
roman: keşıru
lang: Kazakh
word: кешірім жасау
roman: keşırım jasau
lang: Kazakh
word: ғапу ету
roman: ğapu etu
lang: Kazakh
word: ғафу ету
roman: ğafu etu
lang: Khmer
word: អភ័យទោស
roman: ʼaʼphɨy tooh
lang: Khmer
word: អត់ទោស
roman: ʼɑt tooh
lang: Khmer
word: ប្រណី
roman: prɑɑnəy
lang: Korean
word: 용서하다
roman: yongseohada
lang: Central Kurdish
word: لێخۆشبوون
roman: lêxoşbûn
lang: Kyrgyz
word: кечирүү
roman: kecirüü
lang: Kyrgyz
word: кечирип коюу
roman: kecirip koyuu
lang: Lao
word: ໃຫ້ອະໄພ
roman: phai
lang: Lao
word: ອະໄພ
roman: ʼa phai
lang: Latgalian
word: pīdūt
lang: Latin
word: ignōscō
lang: Latin
word: veniam do
lang: Latin
word: condōnō
lang: Latin
word: iustificō
lang: Latin
word: redōnō
lang: Latvian
word: piedot
lang: Lingala
word: límbisa
lang: Lithuanian
word: atleisti
lang: Lithuanian
word: dovanoti
lang: Low German
word: vergeven
lang: Luxembourgish
word: verzeien
lang: Luxembourgish
word: verginn
lang: Macedonian
word: про́стува
roman: próstuva
lang: Macedonian
word: про́сти
roman: prósti
lang: Macedonian
word: опро́стува
roman: opróstuva
lang: Macedonian
word: про́штава
roman: próštava
lang: Malay
word: memaafkan
lang: Māori
word: muru
lang: Middle English
word: forȝiven
lang: Mongolian
word: уучлах
roman: uučlax
lang: Mongolian
word: ᠠᠭᠤᠴᠢᠯᠠᠬᠤ
roman: aɣučilaqu
lang: Khiamniungan Naga
word: vâkìuh
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: tilgi
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: forlate
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: tilgjeva
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: orsaka
lang: Occitan
word: perdonar
lang: Old Occitan
word: perdonar
lang: Church Slavic
word: простити
roman: prostiti
lang: Old East Slavic
word: простити
roman: prostiti
lang: Old English
word: forġiefan
lang: Old Galician-Portuguese
word: perdõar
lang: Pannonian Rusyn
word: пребачиц
roman: prebačic
lang: Pannonian Rusyn
word: одпущиц
roman: odpuščic
lang: Pashto
word: بخښل
roman: baxx̌ə́l
lang: Iranian Persian
word: بَخْشیدَن
roman: baxšidan
lang: Polish
word: przebaczać
lang: Polish
word: przebaczyć
lang: Polish
word: odpuszczać
lang: Polish
word: odpuścić
lang: Polish
word: darowywać
lang: Polish
word: darować
lang: Polish
word: wybaczać
lang: Polish
word: wybaczyć
lang: Portuguese
word: perdoar
lang: Portuguese
word: desculpar
lang: Romanian
word: ierta
lang: Russian
word: проща́ть
roman: proščátʹ
lang: Russian
word: прости́ть
roman: prostítʹ
lang: Russian
word: извиня́ть
roman: izvinjátʹ
lang: Russian
word: извини́ть
roman: izvinítʹ
lang: Russian
word: миловать
roman: milovatʹ
lang: Russian
word: помиловать
roman: pomilovatʹ
lang: Sanskrit
word: मृडति
roman: mṛḍati
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: math
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: опра́штати
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: опро̀стити
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: opráštati
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: opròstiti
lang: Slovak
word: odpúšťať
lang: Slovak
word: odpustiť
lang: Slovene
word: odpuščati
lang: Slovene
word: odpustiti
lang: Spanish
word: perdonar
lang: Spanish
word: disculpar
lang: Swahili
word: -samehe
lang: Swedish
word: förlåta
lang: Tajik
word: бахшидан
roman: baxšidan
lang: Tamil
word: மன்னி
roman: maṉṉi
lang: Tatar
word: кичерергә
roman: kiçerergä
lang: Tatar
word: гафу итәргә
roman: ğafu itärgä
lang: Tatar
word: бәхилләргә
roman: bäxillärgä
lang: Tetum
word: perdua
lang: Thai
word: ยกโทษให้
roman: yók tôot hâi
lang: Thai
word: ให้อภัย
roman: hâi a-pai
lang: Thai
word: อภัย
roman: à-pai
lang: Thai
word: ยกโทษ
roman: yók-tôot
lang: Turkish
word: affetmek
lang: Turkish
word: bağışlamak
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: عفو اتمك
roman: ʻafv etmek
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: باغشلامق
roman: bağışlamak
lang: Turkmen
word: razylaşmak
lang: Turkmen
word: bagyşlamak
lang: Ukrainian
word: проща́ти
roman: proščáty
lang: Ukrainian
word: прости́ти
roman: prostýty
lang: Ukrainian
word: пробача́ти
roman: probačáty
lang: Ukrainian
word: проба́чити
roman: probáčyty
lang: Urdu
word: مُعَاف کَرْنا
roman: mu'āf karnā
lang: Uyghur
word: كەچۈرمەك
roman: kechürmek
lang: Uyghur
word: ئەپۇ قىلماق
roman: epu qilmaq
lang: Uzbek
word: kechirmoq
lang: Uzbek
word: afv etmoq
lang: Vietnamese
word: tha thứ
lang: Vietnamese
word: tha
lang: Volapük
word: pardön
lang: Welsh
word: maddau
lang: Yiddish
word: פֿאַרגעבן
roman: fargebn
lang: Yiddish
word: מוחל זײַן
roman: moykhl zayn
lang: Yiddish
word: שענקען
roman: shenken