The meaning of FORGIVE is to cease to feel resentment against (an offender) : pardon. How to use forgive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Forgive.

Roguish behaviour can be forgiven, even encouraged, if investors share in the spoils.

To give up resentment against or stop wanting to punish (someone) for an offense or fault; pardon. 2. To relent in being angry or in wishing to exact punishment for (an offense or fault). 3. To absolve from …

One could be forgiven for assuming that all the surgical controversies have now been settled.

FORGIVE definition: to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve. See examples of forgive used in a sentence.

Emperor Marcus Aurelius shows clemency to the vanquished after his success against tribes (Capitoline Museum in Rome) Forgiveness, in a psychological sense, is the intentional and voluntary process by …

to cancel or remit (a debt, obligation, etc.):[~ + object] to forgive the interest owed on a loan. See excuse. for•give (fər giv′), v., -gave, -giv•en, -giv•ing. absolve. remit (a debt, obligation, etc.). to grant …

Definition of forgive verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

When you forgive someone or something, that's the end of the story. Eventually, you will have to either forgive your friend for stealing your boyfriend, or stop being her friend. Loans can also be forgiven. If …

We must ask God to forgive us for our sins. He can be forgiven for feeling this way. [=it is understandable that he feels this way; he should not be blamed for feeling this way]