forgive

Significado

1. To pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against.
2. To pardon for (something); to waive any negative feeling over or retribution for.
3. To waive or remit (a debt), to absolve from payment or compensation of.
4. To accord forgiveness.
5. To look past; to look beyond.
6. To redeem; to offset the bad effects of something.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/fə(ɹ)ˈɡɪv/

Etimoloxía

Alteration (due to give) of Middle English foryiven, forȝiven, from Old English forġiefan (“to forgive, to give”), from Proto-Germanic *fragebaną (“to give away; give up; release; forgive”), equivalent to for- + give (etymologically for- + yive). Cognate with Scots forgeve, forgif, forgie (“to forgive”), West Frisian ferjaan (“to forgive”), Dutch vergeven (“to forgive”), German vergeben (“to forgive”), Icelandic fyrirgefa (“to forgive”).

Oracións

Please forgive me .