to forgive

Definition of to forgive in English English dictionary: pardon; {f} pardon, give amnesty to; cease to hold anger or resentment against; cancel a debt, release from a liability; {v} to pardon, excuse, pass by or over, remit, give up; If you forgive someone who has done something bad or wrong, you stop being angry with them and no longer want to punish them. Hopefully she'll understand and forgive you, if she really loves you She'd find a way to forgive him for the theft of the money Still, for those flashes of genius, you can forgive him anything; 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; If an organization such as a bank forgives someone's debt, they agree not to ask for that money to be repaid. The American Congress has agreed to forgive Egypt's military debt; To accord forgiveness; To pardon, to waive any negative feeling or desire for punishment; If you say that someone could be forgiven for doing something, you mean that they were wrong or mistaken, but not seriously, because many people would have done the same thing in those circumstances. Looking at the figures, you could be forgiven for thinking the recession is already over; absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt"; To give wholly; to make over without reservation; to resign; stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday" absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt; politeness Forgive is used in polite expressions and apologies like `forgive me' and `forgive my ignorance' when you are saying or doing something that might seem rude, silly, or complicated. Forgive me, I don't mean to insult you I do hope you'll forgive me but I've got to leave `Forgive my manners,' she said calmly. `I neglected to introduce myself.'; absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt; stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"; 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