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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
forgive .
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Examples
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A victim who "forgives" at this point is staying in a situation in which s/he will continue to be viewed as an object that can be harmed without impunity by the perpetrator.
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A victim who "forgives" at this point is staying in a situation in which s/he will continue to be viewed as an object that can be harmed without impunity by the perpetrator.
Anne Dilenschneider: Jesus Did Not Say 'Forgive and Forget' 2010
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I think that if the government acquires your loan in a bailout and "forgives" part of the debt, there should be an excise tax on any gain made in the future by the home owner.
Bush speaks. Ann Althouse 2008
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I certainly thought the ending, in which Will 'forgives' his mother for the same transgression that was allegedly his reason for attacking his ex, suggested that when free of the ghosts' influence, Will isn't inclined towards misogyny.
The Horror Abigail Nussbaum 2006
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This tolerance and largeur of the heart that "forgives" everything because it "understands" everything is a sirocco to us.
The Antichrist 1895
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This tolerance and _largeur_ of the heart that "forgives" everything because it "understands" everything is a sirocco to us.
The Antichrist Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche 1872
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The victim of the alleged booze-fuelled late night violence said in a written settlement that he "forgives" Asashoryu over the incident, according to people familiar with the matter.
News On Japan AP 2010
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The victim of the alleged booze-fuelled late night violence said in a written settlement that he "forgives" Asashoryu over the incident, according to people familiar with the matter.
News On Japan AP 2010
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A victim who "forgives" at this point is staying in a situation in which s/he will continue to be viewed as an object that can be harmed without impunity by the perpetrator.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Anne Dilenschneider 2010
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The victim of the alleged booze-fuelled late night violence said in a written settlement that he "forgives" Asashoryu over the incident, according to people familiar with the matter.
News On Japan AP 2010
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