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Definition forgive in British English

forgive verb

[transitive] verb
/fə(r)ˈɡɪv/
1

to decide that you will not be angry with someone who has offended, upset, or harmed you

Example

His children have never fully forgiven him.

Example

She eventually forgave him for forgetting her birthday.

Example

John has never forgiven himself for the accident.

Example

They're nice boys, so we tend to forgive them their occasional bad behaviour.

Synonyms and related words
forgive excuse let off
2

if a country or bank forgives a debt, they decide that the debt does not have to be paid back

Synonyms and related words
amortise amortize clear
Definition forgive in British English