forgive
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++for·give /fəˈɡɪv $ fər-/ ●●○ verb (past tense forgave /-ˈɡeɪv/, past participle forgiven /-ˈɡɪvən/) [intransitive, transitive] 1 FORGIVEto stop being angry with someone and stop blaming them, although they have done something wrong 原谅；宽恕；饶恕forgive somebody for (doing) something I’ve tried to forgive him for what he said. 我试图原谅他所说的话。 He never forgave her for walking out on him. 他一直没有原谅她抛弃自己。forgive myself/yourself etc If anything happened to the kids I’d never forgive myself. 如果孩子们出了什么事，我永远也不会原谅自己。you’re forgiven spoken (=used to tell someone that you are not angry with them) 原谅你了 ‘I’m really sorry.’ ‘It’s okay, you’re forgiven.’ “真的很抱歉。”“没关系，原谅你了。”forgive somebody something God forgives us our sins. 上帝会赦免我们的罪孽。 He didn’t look the sort of man to forgive and forget (=forgive someone and no longer think about it). 他看上去不是那种不记仇的人。n GRAMMAR: Patterns with forgive• You forgive someone: Alright, I forgive you.• You forgive something: Please forgive his rudeness.• You forgive someone for something or for doing something: She lied and I can’t forgive her for that.Forgive me for not writing.• In literary or formal English, you can forgive someone something: Forgive us our trespasses. This pattern is not used in everyday English.2 forgive me spokenSORRY/APOLOGIZE used when you are going to say or do something that might seem rude or offensive and you want it to seem more polite 请原谅我〔用于即将说出或做出可能显得粗鲁或无礼的事时，以显得较有礼貌〕 Forgive me, but I don’t think that is relevant. 恕我直言，我认为那是不相关的。forgive me for asking/saying etc something (also forgive my asking/saying etc) Forgive me for saying so, but that’s nonsense. 请原谅我这么说，那是胡说八道。 Forgive my phoning you so late. 原谅我这么晚打电话给你。3 somebody can be forgiven for thinking/believing/feeling etc something UNDERSTANDused to say that it is easy to understand why someone might think or do something 某人有某种想法/信念/感受是可以理解的 You could be forgiven for thinking football is a religion here. 说足球在这里是种宗教也不为过。4 forgive a debt/loan formal if a country or organization forgives a debt, it says that the money does not have to be paid back 免除债务 SYN write off Saudi Arabia’s decision to forgive the debt owed by the poorest Islamic countries 沙特阿拉伯免除最贫困伊斯兰国家债务的决定→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
forgive• If the young among us have no idea who he was, they should be forgiven.• He's not the kind of person who is quick to forgive.• Hugh found his wife's behaviour hard to forgive.• After several years of therapy, Deanna was finally able to forgive her father.• I could understand her being angry, but I'll still never forgive her the way she treated me afterwards.• He had lied to me, and I couldn't forgive him for that.• Please forgive me -- it was a complete accident.• He healed the sick, raised the dead, exercised authority over the evil spirits and forgave sins.• I will never forgive that doctor his callousness.• And as for those who destroyed my Sunday all those years ago, I shall never forgive them.forgive and forget• Angela's father was not a man who found it easy to forgive and forget.• Thousands of survivors were released and sent back to their villages amid exhortations to the nation to forgive and forget.• Three years on it's impossible to forgive and forget.• You two haven't said a word to each other for a year now. Don't you think it's time to forgive and forget?• But... when members of the same family quarrel, they are always ready to forgive and forget.• Can't you forgive and forget?• Coming down, you long to be forgiven and forget.• Hong Kong manufacturers depend almost entirely on export markets, many of which have been less willing to forgive and forget.• Hell, forgive and forget because it's all in a good cause.• Maybe you can forgive and forget , but I can't.• This means I will forgive and forget quickly.From Longman Business Dictionaryforgivefor‧give /fəˈgɪvfər-/ verb (past tense forgave /-ˈgeɪv/, past participle forgiven /-ˈgɪvən/) [transitive]FINANCE to state that a debt does not have to be paidUnder the plan, the US forgave $2.6 billion, or about 70%, of Poland’s debt to the US government. —forgiveness noun [uncountable]a comprehensive restructuring agreement that would include debt forgiveness→ See Verb tableOrigin forgive Old English forgifanfor·give verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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for‧give S3 /fəˈɡɪv $ fər-/
verb (past tense forgave /-ˈɡeɪv/, past participle forgiven /-ˈɡɪvən/) [intransitive and transitive]
forgive somebody for (doing) something
I’ve tried to forgive him for what he said.
He never forgave her for walking out on him.
forgive myself/yourself etc
If anything happened to the kids I’d never forgive myself.
you’re forgiven spoken (=used to tell someone that you are not angry with them)
‘I’m really sorry.’ ‘It’s okay, you’re forgiven.’
forgive somebody something
God forgives us our sins.
He didn’t look the sort of man to forgive and forget (=forgive someone and no longer think about it).
2. forgive me spoken used when you are going to say or do something that might seem rude or offensive and you want it to seem more polite:
Forgive me, but I don’t think that is relevant.
forgive me for asking/saying etc something (also forgive my asking/saying etc)
Forgive me for saying so , but that’s nonsense.
Forgive my phoning you so late.
3. somebody can be forgiven for thinking/believing/feeling etc something used to say that it is easy to understand why someone might think or do something:
You could be forgiven for thinking football is a religion here.
4. forgive a debt/loan formal if a country or organization forgives a debt, it says that the money does not have to be paid back
SYN write off:
Saudi Arabia’s decision to forgive the debt owed by the poorest Islamic countries
for‧give S3 /fəˈɡɪv $ fər-/
verb (past tense forgave /-ˈɡeɪv/, past participle forgiven /-ˈɡɪvən/) [intransitive and transitive] Word Family: verb: forgive; noun: forgiveness; adverb: unforgivably; adjective: forgiving ≠ unforgiving
Language: Old English
Origin: forgifan
1. to stop being angry with someone and stop blaming them, although they have done something wrongOrigin: forgifan
forgive somebody for (doing) something
forgive myself/yourself etc
you’re forgiven spoken (=used to tell someone that you are not angry with them)
forgive somebody something
2. forgive me spoken used when you are going to say or do something that might seem rude or offensive and you want it to seem more polite:
forgive me for asking/saying etc something (also forgive my asking/saying etc)
3. somebody can be forgiven for thinking/believing/feeling etc something used to say that it is easy to understand why someone might think or do something:
4. forgive a debt/loan formal if a country or organization forgives a debt, it says that the money does not have to be paid back
SYN write off:
