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Antonyms
forgive
Definition
- transitive verb
- : to cease to feel resentment against (an offender) : pardon //forgive one's enemies
- : to give up resentment of or claim to requital (see requital sense 1) for //forgive an insult: to grant relief from payment of //forgive a debt
- intransitive verb
- : to grant forgiveness //had to learn to forgive and forget
Examples
- //Can you ever forgive me for being so selfish?
- //I've never forgiven myself for the way I treated her.
- //We must ask God to forgive us for our sins.
- //When he feels he's been insulted, he finds it hard to forgive and forget.
- //He finds it hard to forgive an insult.
- //We must ask God to forgive our sins.
- //The government has agreed to forgive some of the debt.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2aHistory and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English forgifan, from for- + gifan to give