"forgive" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /fəˈgɪv/ Audio: en-us-forgive.ogg [US] Forms: forgive [canonical], forgives [third-person, singular], forgave [past], forgiven [past, participle], forgiving [present, participle]
enPR: fər-gĭv' Head templates: {{verb2|forgive|forgives|forgave|forgiven|forgiving}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you forgive something, you do not punish the person who did it.
    Sense id: simple-forgive-en-verb-VGjh8~R7
  2. When you forgive a person, you do not try to punish that person for something.
    Sense id: simple-forgive-en-verb-2l00cTQ1
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