forgive 音标拼音: [fɚg'ɪv] [fɔrg'ɪv]
vt . 原谅,宽恕,免除
原谅,宽恕,免除
forgive v 1 :
stop blaming or grant forgiveness ; "
I forgave him his infidelity "; "
She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday "
2 :
absolve from payment ; "
I forgive you your debt "
Forgive \
For *
give "\,
v .
t . [
imp . {
Forgave };
p .
p . {
Forgiven };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Forgiving }] [
OE .
forgiven ,
foryiven ,
foryeven ,
AS .
forgiefan ,
forgifan ;
perh .
for -
giefan ,
gifan to give ;
cf .
D .
vergeven ,
G .
vergeben ,
Icel .
fyrirgefa ,
Sw .
f ?
rgifva ,
Goth .
fragiban to give ,
grant .
See {
For -},
and {
Give },
v .
t .]
1 .
To give wholly ;
to make over without reservation ;
to resign .
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To them that list the world '
s gay shows I leave ,
And to great ones such folly do forgive . --
Spenser .
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2 .
To give up resentment or claim to requital on account of (
an offense or wrong );
to remit the penalty of ;
to pardon ;
--
said in reference to the act forgiven .
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And their sins should be forgiven them . --
Mark iv .
12 .
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He forgive injures so readily that he might be said to invite them . --
Macaulay .
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3 .
To cease to feel resentment against ,
on account of wrong committed ;
to give up claim to requital from or retribution upon (
an offender );
to absolve ;
to pardon ; --
said of the person offending .
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Father ,
forgive them ;
for they know not what they do . --
Luke xxiii .
34 .
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I as free forgive you ,
as I would be fforgiven .
--
Shak .
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Note :
Sometimes both the person and the offense follow as objects of the verb ,
sometimes one and sometimes the other being the indirect object . "
Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors ." --
Matt .
vi .
12 . "
Be of good cheer ;
thy sins be forgiven thee ." --
Matt .
ix .
2 .
Syn :
See {
excuse }.
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64 Moby Thesaurus words for "
forgive ":
abolish ,
absolve ,
acquit ,
allow ,
amnesty ,
cancel ,
clear ,
condone ,
consign to oblivion ,
decontaminate ,
delete ,
destigmatize ,
discharge ,
dismiss ,
dispense from ,
disregard ,
erase ,
exculpate ,
excuse ,
exempt ,
exempt from ,
exonerate ,
forbear ,
forgive and forget ,
free ,
give absolution ,
give quarter ,
grant amnesty to ,
grant forgiveness ,
grant immunity ,
grant remission ,
have mercy upon ,
have pity ,
ignore ,
indulge ,
justify ,
let go ,
let off ,
let up on ,
make allowances for ,
melt ,
nonpros ,
nullify ,
obliterate ,
overlook ,
pardon ,
pass over ,
purge ,
quash the charge ,
relax ,
release ,
relent ,
remit ,
reprieve ,
set free ,
shrive ,
spare ,
take pity on ,
thaw ,
vindicate ,
void ,
waive ,
whitewash ,
withdraw the charge
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