forgive
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The meaning (definition) of the word forgive
to stop being angry at someone who hurt you
The word forgive used in a sentence
“I forgive my friend even though she made me sad.”
Words that mean the same as forgive (synonyms)
pardon
Words that mean the opposite of forgive (antonyms)
blamepunish
How the word forgive is said around the world
| French | pardonner |
| Spanish | perdonar |
| Mandarin | 原谅 |
| Hindi | क्षमा करना |
| Arabic | سامح |
| Russian | простить |
| Portuguese (EU) | perdoar |
| Portuguese (BR) | perdoar |
| Japanese | 許す |
| German | verzeihen |
| Urdu | معاف کر دیں |
| Punjabi | ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ |
| Korean | 용서하다 |
| Hebrew | לִסְלוֹחַ |
| Greek | συγχωρώ |
| Dutch | vergeven |
| Filipino | magpatawad |
| Vietnamese | tha thứ |
| Turkish | affetmek |
| Persian | ببخش |
| Polish | przebaczyć |
| Ukrainian | пробачити |
| Bengali | ক্ষমা করুন |
| Swedish | förlåta |
| Italian | perdonare |
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