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forgive(verb)BrE / fəˈɡɪv / NAmE / fərˈɡɪv / - to stop feeling angry with somebody who has done something to harm, annoy or upset you; to stop feeling angry with yourself
- I'll never forgive her for what she did.
- I'd never forgive myself if she heard the truth from someone else.
- I can't forgive that type of behaviour.
- We all have to learn to forgive.
- She'd forgive him anything.
- used to say in a polite way that you are sorry if what you are doing or saying seems rude or silly
- Forgive me, but I don't see that any of this concerns me.
- Forgive me for interrupting, but I really don't agree with that.
- Forgive my ignorance, but what exactly does the company do?
- Forgive my interrupting but I really don't agree with that.
- to say that somebody does not need to pay back money that they have borrowed
- The government has agreed to forgive a large part of the debt.
- used to say that it is easy to understand why somebody does or thinks something, although they are wrong
- Looking at the crowds out shopping, you could be forgiven for thinking that everyone has plenty of money.
- to stop feeling angry with somebody for something they have done to you and to behave as if it had not happened
- I know what he did was wrong but don’t you think it’s time to forgive and forget?
Extra Examples- Can you ever forgive me?
- Donna would not easily forgive Beth’s silly attempt to trick her.
- He fell to his knees and begged God to forgive him.
- He was not the sort of man to forgive and forget.
- I couldn’t forgive him.
- I suspect that Rodney has never quite forgiven either of them.
- She never forgave him for losing her ring.
- An insult like that isn’t easy to forgive.
- Forgive me for interrupting, but I really don’t agree with that.
- Forgive me, but I don’t see that any of this concerns me.
- I can’t forgive that type of behaviour.
- I know what he did was wrong but don’t you think it’s time to forgive and forget.
- I’d never forgive myself if she heard the truth from someone else.
- I’ll never forgive her for what she did.
- She’d forgive him anything.
Verb Forms- present simple I / you / we / they forgive
- he / she / it forgives
- past simple forgave
- past participle forgiven
- -ing form forgiving
Word Origin- Old English forgiefan, of Germanic origin, related to Dutch vergeven and German vergeben, and ultimately to for- and give.
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