forgive

Senso (Inglese)

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

Frequenza

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Pronunciato come (IPA)
/fə(ɹ)ˈɡɪv/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

Alteration (due to give) of Middle English foryiven, forȝiven, from Old English forġiefan (“to forgive, to give”), from Proto-West Germanic *frageban, 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”), Yiddish פֿאַרגעבן (fargebn, “to forgive”)

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