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Meaning of forgive | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Common

Definitions

  1. To pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against
  2. To grant forgiveness.
  3. To pardon (something); to waive any negative feeling over or retribution for
  4. To grant forgiveness to or for:condone, excuse, pardon, remit.
  5. To waive or remit (a debt), to absolve from payment or compensation of
  6. ready to forgive (often). a forgiving person. vergewensgesinde مُتَسامِح، غَفور милостив magnânimo ochotný odpouštět versöhnlich tilgivende επιεικήςcompasivo kergestiandestav با گذشت anteeksiantava indulgent סַלחָנִי क्षमाशील milostiv, koji prašta megbocsátó suka memaafkan fús til að fyrirgefa clemente, indulgente 寛大な 관대한 atlaidus piedodošs memaafkan vergevensgezind villig/rede til å tilgi, overbærendewyrozumiały په تير تللو سره magnânimo iertător (все)прощающий zhovievavý, ochotný odpustiť p...
  7. To accord forgiveness
  8. vt. perdonar.
  9. To look past; to look beyond
  10. To give up resentment against or stop wanting to punish (someone) for an offense or fault; pardon.
  11. To relent in being angry or in wishing to exact punishment for (an offense or fault).
  12. To absolve from payment of (a debt, for example).
  13. to cease to blame or hold resentment against (someone or something)
  14. to grant pardon for (a mistake, wrongdoing, etc)
  15. (tr) to free or pardon (someone) from penalty
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Equivalents

العربية إغفر له
Español perdonar
日本語
Tiếng Việt

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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