forgive

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see also ANGRY, PUNISH, SORRY
- to stop being angry with sb or about sth: forgive* (sb) (sth), forgive sb for sth/for doing sth; the act of forgiving sb or being forgiven: forgiveness (noun U)
Please forgive the delay. ◎ I forgive you. ◎ Can you forgive me for what I did? ◎ She couldn't forgive him for walking out on her and the children. ◎ to ask for forgiveness
- to forgive sb for behaving badly: excuse sb (for sth/for doing sth), excuse sth
Excuse me for bothering you. ◎ Nothing could excuse such rudeness.
- if an action is too bad to be forgiven, it is unforgivable
unforgivable behaviour
- a person who is happy to forgive is forgiving; opposite: unforgiving
- if you decide to take no action about sth that a person has done wrong, you overlook it
We'll overlook this mistake, but in future you will have to do better.
- kindness or forgiveness that is shown to a person who is going to be punished: mercy (noun U)
to show (no) mercy ◎ to beg for mercy