Forgiving — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

absolve from payment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɚɡˈɪvɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/fəɡˈɪvɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fəɡˈɪvɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /fɚɡˈɪvɪŋ/.

Examples

I forgave him his infidelity
She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday
I forgive you your debt

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

absolvitory exonerative forgive

Antonyms

unforgiving

Parts of Speech

verb	stop blaming or grant forgiveness “I forgave him his infidelity”
verb	absolve from payment “I forgive you your debt”
adjective	inclined or able to forgive and show mercy “a kindly forgiving nature”
adjective	providing absolution

Word Forms

forgiver	noun	a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense
forgivingness	noun	tendency to be kind and forgiving
absolve	verb	grant remission of a sin to
exonerate	verb	pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verzeihend

Hören Sie auf, die Schuld zu geben, oder gewähren Sie Vergebung

🇫🇷French

indulgent

arrêter de blâmer ou accorder le pardon

🇪🇸Spanish

indulgente

dejar de culpar o conceder el perdón

🇮🇹Italian

perdonante

smettere di incolpare o concedere il perdono

🇳🇱Dutch

vergevingsgezind

stop met beschuldigen of schenk vergeving

🇵🇹Portuguese

perdoando

pare de culpar ou conceda perdão

🇷🇺Russian

прощающий

перестань обвинять или даруй прощение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दयालु

दोष देना बंद करो या क्षमा प्रदान करो

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষমাশীল

দোষ দেওয়া বন্ধ করুন বা ক্ষমা করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

மன்னிக்கும்

குற்றம் சொல்வதை நிறுத்துங்கள் அல்லது மன்னிப்பு வழங்குங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్షమించేవాడు

నిందించడం మానేయండి లేదా క్షమించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

क्षमाशील

दोष देणे थांबवा किंवा माफी द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્ષમાશીલ

દોષારોપણ કરવાનું બંધ કરો અથવા માફી આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಷಮಿಸುವ

ದೂಷಿಸುವುದನ್ನು ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ಷಮೆಯನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ഷമിക്കുന്ന

കുറ്റപ്പെടുത്തുന്നത് നിർത്തുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മാപ്പ് നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਦੋਸ਼ ਦੇਣਾ ਬੰਦ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਫੀ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

معاف کرنے والا

الزام تراشی بند کریں یا معافی دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宽容的

停止责备或给予宽恕

🇯🇵Japanese

寛容な

責めるのをやめるか、許しを与えてください

🇰🇷Korean

용서하다

비난을 멈추거나 용서해주십시오

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khoan dung

ngừng đổ lỗi hoặc tha thứ

🇹🇭Thai

การให้อภัย

หยุดกล่าวโทษหรือให้อภัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemaaf

berhenti menyalahkan atau memberikan pengampunan

🇵🇭Filipino

mapagpatawad

itigil ang paninisi o bigyan ng kapatawaran

🇲🇾Malay

pemaaf

berhenti menyalahkan atau memberi pengampunan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غفور

التوقف عن اللوم أو منح المغفرة

🇮🇷Persian

بخشنده

دست از سرزنش بردارید یا ببخشید

🇹🇷Turkish

bağışlayıcı

suçlamayı bırak ya da bağışla

🇮🇱Hebrew

סַלחָנִי

להפסיק להאשים או לתת מחילה

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The primary meaning of 'forgiving' is 'stop blaming or grant forgiveness'.

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