forgive
English
/fə(ɹ)ˈɡɪv/, /fɚˈɡɪv/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To pardon; to waive any negative feeling or desire for punishment, retribution, or compensation.
- (intransitive) To accord forgiveness.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English foryiven inherited from Old English forġiefan (forgive, give up, provide, bestow) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fragebaną (forgive, give, give up, release, grant, give away) affix from English give.
Origin
English
give
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- begive English
- fore-give English
- foregive English
- forgivability English
- forgivable English
- forgivableness English
- forgivably English
- forgiver English
- forgivest English
- forthgive English
- gavel English
- gift English
- givable English
- give English
- give the lie English
- giveaway English
- givee English
- giveness English
- giver English
- givest English
- misforgive English
- misgive English
- misgiving English
- outgive English
- overgive English
- regive English
- thanksgive English
- unforgivable English
- unforgive English
- unforgiver English
- ungive English
- upgive English
- per- Latin
- Givebox German
- Vergebung German
- geben German
- vergeben German
- vergeblich German
- vergeeflijk Dutch, Flemish
- vergeefs Dutch, Flemish
- vergeven Dutch, Flemish
- vergeving Dutch, Flemish
- vergiffenis Dutch, Flemish
- *fragebaną Proto-Germanic
- forgiefan Old English
- forgiefendlic Old English
- forġiefan Old English
- foryiven Middle English
- forȝiven Middle English
- given Middle English
- misforgiven Middle English
- fyrirgefa Old Norse
- fyrirgefa Icelandic
- vergēven Middle Dutch
- fargeban Old High German
- firgeban Old High German
- vergewe Afrikaans
- vergeben Middle High German
- ginn Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- verginn Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *fargevan Old Dutch
- borghiban Cimbrian
- borghibinghe Cimbrian
- ghiban Cimbrian
- fargevan Old Saxon
- urieva Old Frisian
- givim Tok Pisin
- pogiv Tok Pisin
- gi Sranan Tongo