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- pronunciation:
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verb |
| inflections: |
forgives, forgiving, forgave, forgiven |
| definition 1: |
to give up or let go of anger against.
饶恕, 宽恕
Mrs. Petrov forgave the child who broke her window.佩特罗夫夫人宽恕了打碎她窗户的孩子。- antonyms:
- resent
- similar words:
- pardon
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| definition 2: |
to excuse or pardon.
原谅
The teacher forgave his lateness.Please forgive her; it was an accident.老师原谅了他的迟到。请原谅她，这是个事故。- synonyms:
- excuse, overlook, pardon
- similar words:
- let off
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| related words: |
excuse |
| derivations: |
forgivable (adj.), forgiver (n.) |
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