What does forgive mean?
Definitions for forgive
fərˈgɪvfor·give
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word forgive.
Princeton's WordNet
forgive(verb)
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
"I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"
forgive(verb)
absolve from payment
"I forgive you your debt"
Wiktionary
forgive(Verb)
To pardon, to waive any negative feeling or desire for punishment.
Only the brave know how to forgive...A coward never forgave; it is not in his nature. - Laurence Sterne
forgive(Verb)
To accord forgiveness.
Origin: forgiven, from forgiefan, corresponding to . Cognate with vergeven, vergeben.
Webster Dictionary
Forgive(verb)
to give wholly; to make over without reservation; to resign
Forgive(verb)
to give up resentment or claim to requital on account of (an offense or wrong); to remit the penalty of; to pardon; -- said in reference to the act forgiven
Forgive(verb)
to cease to feel resentment against, on account of wrong committed; to give up claim to requital from or retribution upon (an offender); to absolve; to pardon; -- said of the person offending
Freebase
Forgive
Forgive is the second studio album by American country music artist Rebecca Lynn Howard. The album was released in September 2002 by MCA Nashville. The only single released from the project, the title track, peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and was her only Top 40 country hit. "Jesus and Bartenders" was later recorded by Daryle Singletary, who released it in 2008 as a single from his album Straight from the Heart. It was originally recorded by Larry Cordle on his album Murder on Music Row.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Forgive
for-giv′, v.t. to pardon: to overlook an offence or debt: (Spens.) to give up.—v.i. to be merciful or forgiving.—adj. Forgiv′able, capable of being forgiven.—n. Forgive′ness, pardon: remission: disposition to pardon.—adj. Forgiv′ing, ready to pardon: merciful: compassionate. [A.S. forgiefan—pfx. for-, away, giefan, to give; cf. Ger. ver-geben.]
Editors Contribution
forgive
To change and release an individual or collective feeling, emotion or perception toward an individual or collective after receiving a form of communication, enlightenment, inspiration, knowing or understanding as to the root cause of a behavior, expression or spoken word and how it was intended and perceived in that moment so all effected can achieve peace.
We met the driver of the car of which was involved in an accident where our mother metaphorically left this planet and both our families and listened to how we all felt, our perception and our parent's intent of that moment and instantly forgave each other so we could all have closure with respect for the collective and individual intent, emotions, feelings and perceptions felt and expressed following this event.
Submitted by MaryC on December 4, 2015
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'forgive' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4197
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'forgive' in Verbs Frequency: #714
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of forgive in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of forgive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of forgive in a Sentence
I forgive you.
Forgive? Maybe. Forget? Never.
always forgive and be patient.
Pray you now, forget and forgive.
To err is human to forgive, divine.
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- анажьраAbkhaz
- سامح, غفرArabic
- bağışlamaqAzerbaijani
- прабача́ць, дарава́ць, праба́чыцьBelarusian
- опрощавам, проща́вам, простя́Bulgarian
- perdonarCatalan, Valencian
- odpustit, odpouštětCzech
- tilgive, forladeDanish
- verzeihen, entschuldigen, vergebenGerman
- συγχωρώGreek
- pardoniEsperanto
- perdonarSpanish
- andestama, andeks andmaEstonian
- بخشیدن, ببخشPersian
- antaa anteeksiFinnish
- pardonnerFrench
- ferjouWestern Frisian
- maithIrish
- mathScottish Gaelic
- סָלַחHebrew
- क्षमा करना, माफ़ करनाHindi
- megbocsátHungarian
- ներելArmenian
- maaf, ampunIndonesian
- fyrirgefaIcelandic
- perdonareItalian
- 許すJapanese
- პატიებაGeorgian
- ғапу ету, кешірім жасау, кешіру, ғафу етуKazakh
- អភ័យទោស, អត់ទោសKhmer
- 용서Korean
- لێخۆشبوونKurdish
- кечирип коюу, кечирүүKyrgyz
- dōnō, redōnō, condōnō, iustificō, īgnōscōLatin
- verzeien, verginnLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ໃຫ້ອະໄພ, ອະໄພLao
- dovanoti, atleistiLithuanian
- piedotLatvian
- muruMāori
- опро́стува, про́сти, про́стува, про́штаваMacedonian
- уучлахMongolian
- memaafkanMalay
- အခွင့်လွှတ်, ခွင့်လွှတ်Burmese
- vergevenDutch
- forlate, tilgiNorwegian
- odpuszczać, darować, odpuścić, darowywać, przebaczać, przebaczyćPolish
- perdoar, desculparPortuguese
- iertaRomanian
- прости́ть, извиня́ть, проща́ть, извини́тьRussian
- опро̀стити, opráštati, opròstiti, опра́штатиSerbo-Croatian
- odpustiť, odpúšťaťSlovak
- odpuščati, odpustitiSlovene
- falAlbanian
- förlåtaSwedish
- бахшиданTajik
- ยกโทษให้, อภัย, ให้อภัยThai
- razylaşmak, bagyşlamakTurkmen
- bağışlamak, affetmekTurkish
- пробача́ти, проща́ти, проба́чити, прости́тиUkrainian
- معاف کرناUrdu
- kechirmoq, afv etmoqUzbek
- tha thứVietnamese
- pardönVolapük
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