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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
forgiving
adj 1: inclined or able to forgive and show mercy; "a kindly
forgiving nature"; "a forgiving embrace to the naughty
child" [ant: unforgiving]
2: providing absolution [syn: absolvitory, exonerative,
forgiving]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Forgive \For*give"\, v. t. [imp. Forgave; p. p. Forgiven; p.
pr. & vb. n. Forgiving] [OE. forgiven, foryiven, foryeven,
AS. forgiefan, forgifan; perh. for- + giefan, gifan to give;
cf. D. vergeven, G. vergeben, Icel. fyrirgefa, Sw. f?rgifva,
Goth. fragiban to give, grant. See For-, and Give, v. t.]
1. To give wholly; to make over without reservation; to
resign.
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To them that list the world's gay shows I leave,
And to great ones such folly do forgive. --Spenser.
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2. To give up resentment or claim to requital on account of
(an offense or wrong); to remit the penalty of; to pardon;
-- said in reference to the act forgiven.
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And their sins should be forgiven them. --Mark iv.
12.
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He forgive injures so readily that he might be said
to invite them. --Macaulay.
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3. To cease to feel resentment against, on account of wrong
committed; to give up claim to requital from or
retribution upon (an offender); to absolve; to pardon; --
said of the person offending.
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Father, forgive them; for they know not what they
do. --Luke xxiii.
34.
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I as free forgive you, as I would be fforgiven.
--Shak.
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Note: Sometimes both the person and the offense follow as
objects of the verb, sometimes one and sometimes the
other being the indirect object. "Forgive us our debts
as we forgive our debtors." --Matt. vi. 12. "Be of good
cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee." --Matt. ix. 2.
Syn: See excuse.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Forgiving \For*giv"ing\, a.
Disposed to forgive; inclined to overlook offenses; mild;
merciful; compassionate; placable; as, a forgiving temper. --
For*giv"ing*ly, adv. -- For*giv"ing*ness, n. --J. C.
Shairp.
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Thesaurus Results for forgiving:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
accepting, benevolent, clement, compassionate, conciliatory, easy, easygoing, forbearant, forbearing, generous, gentle, humane, kind, lax, lenient, long-suffering, longanimous, magnanimous, merciful, mild, moderate, patient, placable, soft, sparing, tender, tolerant, unresentful, unrevengeful |
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