verb · neutral
forgive
UK/fəˈɡɪv/US/fərˈɡɪv/for·GIVE
Band 6-7speakingtask2
to stop feeling angry toward someone for an offense or mistake; to pardon
Examples
“She forgave him for lying about the incident.”
“It's hard to forgive yourself after making a serious mistake.”
“The manager forgave the employee’s late submission this once.”
Band 8 sentence
“In post-conflict societies, the ability to forgive can be a crucial step toward reconciliation and social healing.”
Collocations
- forgive someone for something
- forgive and forget
Word family
forgive base verbforgave past simpleforgiven past participleforgiving present participle / adjective
Common mistakes
She have forgiven him already.→She has forgiven him already.
He forgived his friend.→He forgave his friend.
I forgive you yesterday.→I forgave you yesterday.
Say it for a higher band
5excuse→6pardon→7+forgive
Synonyms
pardon
excuse
Easily confused
pardon
“The president pardoned the prisoner.”
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