forgive

forgive is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To give wholly; to make over without reservation; to resign. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To give wholly; to make over without reservation; to resign.
2. transitive verb. 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.
3. transitive verb. 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.
4. verb. stop blaming or grant forgiveness

   "I forgave him his infidelity"

   "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"

5. verb. absolve from payment

   "I forgive you your debt"

Common word forms

forgiver, forgives, forgiving, forgiveable, forgiveless, forgiveness

Words from these letters

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