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Definition forgive

Etymology

Alternation (due to give) of Middle English foryiven, for?iven, from Old English for?iefan (“to forgive, give up, provide”), from Proto-Germanic *frageban? (“to give away; give up; release; forgive”), equivalent to for- +‎ give. 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”).

Verb

forgive (third-person singular simple present forgives, present participle forgiving, simple past forgave, past participle forgiven)

1. (transitive) To pardon; to waive any negative feeling or desire for punishment, retribution, or compensation.
2. (intransitive) To accord forgiveness.

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