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 (pahrdawnay) |
| Spanish | perdonar (payrthohnahr) |
| Mandarin | 原谅 (yuán liàng) |
| Hindi | क्षमा करना (kshumah kurnah) |
| Arabic | سامح (sahmeeh) |
| Russian | простить (prostit') |
| Portuguese (EU) | perdoar (payruhdooahr) |
| Portuguese (BR) | perdoar (payruhdohahr) |
| Japanese | 許す (yurusu) |
| German | verzeihen (fertsyuhn) |
| Urdu | معاف کر دیں (mahf kahr dayn) |
| Punjabi | ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ (mahf kuruhnah) |
| Korean | 용서하다 (yongseohada) |
| Hebrew | לִסְלוֹחַ (leeslohkhah) |
| Greek | συγχωρώ (sugkhoro) |
| Dutch | vergeven (vuhrghayvuhn) |
| Tagalog | magpatawad (mahgpahtowahd) |
| Vietnamese | tha thứ (tah tewur) |
| Turkish | affetmek (ahffetmek) |
| Persian | ببخش (baybahkhsh) |
| Polish | przebaczyć (pshebahchich) |
| Ukrainian | пробачити (probachyty) |
| Bengali | ক্ষমা করুন (kkawmah kohroon) |
| Swedish | förlåta (ferrlohtah) |
| Italian | perdonare (payrdohnahray) |
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