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forgiving (B1)

verb

Pronunciation: /fərˈɡɪv/

To stop feeling angry or resentful towards someone for an offense, flaw, or mistake.

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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