Forgive | Mean of forgive in English Dictionary

/fɚˈgɪv/

• Verb
• to stop feeling anger toward (someone who has done something wrong)
1. forgive your enemies
2. Can you ever forgive me for being so selfish?
3. I've never forgiven myself for the way I treated her.
4. We must ask God to forgive us for our sins.
5. He can be forgiven for feeling this way. [=it is understandable that he feels this way; he should not be blamed for feeling this way]
6. When he feels he's been insulted, he finds it hard to forgive and forget.
• to stop feeling anger about (something)
1. He finds it hard to forgive an insult.
2. We must ask God to forgive our sins.
• to stop requiring payment of (money that is owed)
1. The government has agreed to forgive some of the debt.