forgive (B1)
verb
Pronunciation: /fərˈɡɪv/
Definition
To stop feeling angry or resentful towards someone for an offense, flaw, or mistake.
Examples
Please forgive me for being late.
He can't forgive himself for what happened.
She hoped her parents would forgive her for breaking the vase.
How to Use forgive
- forgive someone (prepositional phrase)
- To stop feeling angry or resentful towards a person. — "I hope you can forgive me."
- forgive someone for something (prepositional phrase)
- To stop feeling angry or resentful towards a person for a specific action or mistake. — "Can you forgive me for forgetting your birthday?"
- forgive and forget (idiom)
- To stop feeling angry about something and to stop thinking about it. — "It's easy to say 'forgive and forget', but it's much harder to do."
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