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Definition of Forgive
Forgive

To give wholly; to make over without reservation; to resign.

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.

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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Forgive Quotations

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.
Henry Ward Beecher

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Mohandas Gandhi

To understand is to forgive.
Alexander Chase

To err is human; to forgive, divine.
Alexander Pope

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
William Blake

Forgive Translations

forgive in Afrikaans is vergeef
forgive in Dutch is begenadigen, vergeven
forgive in Finnish is antaa anteeksi
forgive in French is pardonner, pardonnons, pardonnent, pardonnez
forgive in German is verzeihe, verzeihen, verzeihen
forgive in Italian is perdonare, perdono
forgive in Norwegian is tilgi, forlate
forgive in Portuguese is perdoe
forgive in Spanish is perdonar


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