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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To them that list the world's gay shows I leave,
              And to great ones such folly do forgive. --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And their sins should be forgiven them. --Mark iv.
                                                    12.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He forgive injures so readily that he might be said
              to invite them.                       --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Father, forgive them; for they know not what they
              do.                                   --Luke xxiii.
                                                    34.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I as free forgive you, as I would be fforgiven.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
              To them that list the world's gay shows I leave, And
              to great ones such folly do forgive.  --Spenser.
  
     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.
  
              And their sins should be forgiven them. --Mark iv.
                                                    12.
  
              He forgive injures so readily that he might be said
              to invite them.                       --Macaulay.
  
     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.
  
              Father, forgive them; for they know not what they
              do.                                   --Luke xxiii.
                                                    34.
  
              I as free forgive you, as I would be fforgiven.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  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"
       [also: forgiven, forgave]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  forgive
     Αγγλικά vb.
     συγχωρώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

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

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  forgive
     Englanti vb.
     antaa anteeksi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  forgive
     Engelska vb.
     förlåta

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  forgive /fəɡˈɪv/
  begenadig, vergeef

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Forgive /fəɡˈɪv/
  إغفر له

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  forgive //fɔː(ɹ)ˈɡɪv// //fə(ɹ)ˈɡɪv// //fɚˈɡɪv// 
  опрощавам, простя́, проща́вам
  transitive, to pardon

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  forgive /fəɡˈɪv/ 
  odpouštět

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  forgive /fəɡˈɪv/ 
  odpustit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  forgive! /fəɡˈɪv/ 
  odpusťte!

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  forgive /fəɡˈɪv/
  prominout

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  forgive /fəɡˈɪv/ 
  maddau 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  forgive /fəɡˈɪv/
  
  συγχωρώ

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  forgive //fɔː(ɹ)ˈɡɪv// //fə(ɹ)ˈɡɪv// //fɚˈɡɪv// 
  antaa anteeksi
  transitive, to pardon

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  forgive /fəgiv/
  excuser, pardonner

From English-Irish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.2 :   [ freedict:eng-gle ]

  forgive /fəgiv/
  logh, maith

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  forgive /fəɡˈɪv/ 
  1. क्षमा~करना
        "My mother forgave me for my mistakes."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  forgive /fəɡˈɪv/
  opraštati, oprostiti

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  forgive //fɔː(ɹ)ˈɡɪv// //fə(ɹ)ˈɡɪv// //fɚˈɡɪv// 
  ampun, maaf
  transitive, to pardon

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  forgive //fɔː(ɹ)ˈɡɪv// //fə(ɹ)ˈɡɪv// //fɚˈɡɪv// 
  許す
  transitive, to pardon

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  forgive /fəgiv/
  atleisti, dovanoti

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  forgive //fɔː(ɹ)ˈɡɪv// //fə(ɹ)ˈɡɪv// //fɚˈɡɪv// 
  tilgi, forlate
  transitive, to pardon

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  forgive /fəˈgɪv/ 
    wybaczać (sb for - komuś za)

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  forgive /fəgiv/ 
  desculpar, escusar, perdoar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  forgive //fɔː(ɹ)ˈɡɪv// //fə(ɹ)ˈɡɪv// //fɚˈɡɪv// 
  förlåta
  transitive, to pardon

From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-swh ]

  forgive /fəɡˈɪv/ 
  
  achilia

From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-swh ]

  forgive /fəɡˈɪv/ 
  
  samehe

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  forgive /fəɡˈɪv/
  1. (gave, given) affetmek, bağışlamak. forgivable  affedilebilir. forgiveness  af, bağışlama, bağışlanma, mağfiret. forgiving  affeden, merhametli. forgivingly  affederek, merhametle. forgivingness  affetme hasleti, bağışlama.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/fɝˈɡɪv/, /fɔɹˈɡɪv/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  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
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 原谅,宽恕,免除;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 原谅,宽恕,免除

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