forgive
English dictionary entry
Meanings
verb
- To pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against.
- To pardon (something); to waive any negative feeling over or retribution for.
- To waive or remit (a debt), to absolve from payment or compensation of.
- To accord forgiveness.
- To look past; to look beyond.
- To redeem; to offset the bad effects of something.
Pronunciation
fər-gĭv'
fôr-gĭv'
/fə(ɹ)ˈɡɪv/
/fɔː(ɹ)ˈɡɪv/
/fɚˈɡɪv/
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Word forms
forgive
forgives
forgiving
forgave
forgiven
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”)
Translations
Abkhaz: анажьра
Albanian: fal
Amharic: ይቅር ማለት
Arabic: سَامَحَ
Arabic: غَفَرَ
Armenian: ներել
Aromanian: ljert
Asturian: perdonar
Azerbaijani: bağışlamaq
Basque: barkatu
Belarusian: прабача́ць
Belarusian: праба́чыць
Belarusian: дарава́ць
Bengali: ক্ষমা করা
Bulgarian: проща́вам
Bulgarian: простя́
Bulgarian: опроща́вам
Bulgarian: опростя́
Burmese: ခွင့်လွှတ်
Burmese: အခွင့်လွှတ်
Catalan: perdonar
Chinese Cantonese: 原諒 /原谅
Chinese Cantonese: 寬恕 /宽恕
Chinese Cantonese: 饒恕 /饶恕
Chinese Mandarin: 原諒 /原谅
Chinese Mandarin: 寬恕 /宽恕
Chinese Mandarin: 饒恕 /饶恕
Mwali Comorian: uswamihi
Ngazidja Comorian: usamihi
Czech: odpouštět
Czech: odpustit
Danish: tilgive
Danish: forlade
Dutch: vergeven
Esperanto: pardoni
Estonian: andestama
Estonian: andeks andma
Finnish: antaa anteeksi
French: pardonner
West-Frisian: ferjou
Galician: perdoar
Georgian: პატიება
Georgian: მიტევება
German: verzeihen
Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽
Greek: συγχωρώ
Ancient Greek: ἀφίημι
Ancient Greek: χαρίζομαι
Hebrew: סָלַח
Hindi: माफ़ करना
Hindi: क्षमा करना
Hindi: मुआफ़ करना
Hungarian: megbocsát
Icelandic: fyrirgefa
Ido: pardonar
Indonesian: memaafkan
Indonesian: mengampuni
Ingrian: antaa anteeks
Irish: maith do
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