Английский Этимологический словарь - forgive
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Forgive
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- O.E. forgiefan "give, grant, forgive," from for- "completely" + giefan "give." A Gmc. loan-translation of L. perdonare (see pardon).
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~ v past tense forgave past participle forgiven 1 to decide not to blame someone or be angry with them although they have done something wrong (Can you ever forgive me? | forgive sb for sth) (I can't forgive him for what he did to my sister. | forgive sb sth) (forgive us our sins | I'd never forgive myself) (If anything happened to the kids I'd never forgive myself. | forgive and forget (=forgive someone for something and behave as if they had never done it)) 2 forgive me spoken used when you are going to say something or ask something that might seem rude or offensive (Forgive me, Mr Lewis, but I don't think that is relevant. | forgive me for asking/saying etc) (Forgive me for saying so, but I think that's nonsense.) 3 sb could be forgiven for thinking/wondering/believing etc sth used to say that it is easy to understand why someone would think or believe something (A foreign visitor could be forgiven for thinking football is a religion in this country.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(forgives, forgiving, forgave, forgiven) 1. If you forgive someone who has done something bad or wrong, you stop being angry with them and no longer want to punish them. Hopefully she’ll understand and forgive you, if she really loves you... She’d find a way to forgive him for the theft of the money... Still, for those flashes of genius, you can forgive him anything. VERB: V n, V n for n/-ing, V n n, also V 2. If you say that someone could be forgiven for doing something, you mean that they were wrong or mistaken, but not seriously, because many people would have done the same thing in those circumstances. Looking at the figures, you could be forgiven for thinking the recession is already over... V-PASSIVE: be V-ed for -ing/n 3. Forgive is used in polite expressions and apologies like ‘forgive me’ and ‘forgive my ignorance’ when you are saying or doing something that might seem rude, silly, or complicated. Forgive me, I don’t mean to insult you... I do hope you’ll forgive me but I’ve got to leave... ‘Forgive my manners,’ she said calmly. ‘I neglected to introduce myself.’ VERB: V n, V n, V n c darkgreen]politeness 4. If an organization such as a bank forgives someone’s debt, they agree not to ask for that money to be repaid. The American Congress has agreed to forgive Egypt’s military debt. VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb (forgave; ~n; -giving) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English forgifan, from for- + gifan to give Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to give up resentment of or claim to requital for ~ an insult b. to grant relief from payment of ~ a debt 2. to cease to feel resentment against (an offender) ; pardon ~ one's enemies intransitive verb to grant ~ness Synonyms: see excuse • forgivable adjective • forgivably adverb • ~r noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. (also absol. or with double object) (past forgave; past part. forgiven) 1 cease to feel angry or resentful towards; pardon (an offender or offence) (forgive us our mistakes). 2 remit or let off (a debt or debtor). Derivatives forgivable adj. forgivably adv. forgiver n. Etymology: OE forgiefan (as FOR-, GIVE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. прощать to forgive smb. smth. —- прощать кому-л. что-л. to forgive smb. for smth. —- прощать кого-л. за что-л. to forgive an offence —- прощать обиду he is not a man who easily forgives —- он не из тех, кто легко прощает (обиды) 2. прощать, не взыскивать; отказываться to forgive a debt —- прощать долг, отказываться от получения долга 3. рел. оставлять (грехи и т. п.) forgive our tresspasses —- остави нам долги наша ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v.; past forgave; past part. forgiven 1) прощать (for) It is difficult to forgive anyone for cruelty. Can you ever forgive me for forgetting your birthday? 2) не требовать, не взыскивать (долг) Syn: see pardon ...Англо-русский словарь
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