forgiving
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ɪŋ adjective
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tolerant: The mountain is not forgiving of inexperienced climbers.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
2.
to give up all claim on account of; remit (a debt, obligation, etc.).
3.
to grant pardon to (a person).
4.
to cease to feel resentment against: to forgive one's enemies.
5.
to cancel an indebtedness or liability of: to forgive the interest owed on a loan.
verb (used without object)
6.
to pardon an offense or an offender.
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| —vb , -gives, -giving, -gave, -given | |
| 1. | to cease to blame or hold resentment against (someone or something) |
| 2. | to grant pardon for (a mistake, wrongdoing, etc) |
| 3. | (tr) to free or pardon (someone) from penalty |
| 4. | (tr) to free from the obligation of (a debt, payment, etc) |
| [Old English forgiefan; see | |
| for'givable | |
| —adj | |
| for'givably | |
| —adv | |
| for'giver | |
| —n | |
| forgiving (fəˈɡɪvɪŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| willing to forgive; merciful | |
| for'givingly | |
| —adv | |
| for'givingness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
forgive
O.E. forgiefan "give, grant, allow," also "to give up" and "to give in marriage;" from for- "completely" + giefan "give" (see give). The modern sense of "to give up desire or power to punish" is from use of the compound as a Gmc. loan-translation of L. perdonare (cf. Du. vergeven,
Ger. vergeben; see pardon). Related: Forgiven; forgiving
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Employ roadway engineering design strategies to help make the road more forgiving.
People are more forgiving if the robot warns them first that it might make errors or apologizes when it screws up.
Users were actually more forgiving of the arm when they were piloting it.
The written word was a forgiving medium for over-complicated, ill-conceived messages.
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