forgive
verb (used with object)
to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
are forgiving
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present progressiveof forgive.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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And while her songs can provide an exhilarating challenge with octave drops, melismatic melodies and word density, they are forgiving as long as you commit to the earnestness or the screaming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
But in practice, most of their legal regimes governing pregnancy termination are forgiving.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2022
“Virginians are forgiving people, who believe in second chances,” Northam said in a statement.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2022
"They treated him very badly. They asked him, 'Where is your chief?' If they are forgiving everyone then why are they hunting for me?"
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2021
Boy Scouts are as tactful as they are forgiving; he accepted our explanation and apology to himself and he explained for us and apologised to the Rector's wife.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 2nd, 1914 by Sir Owen Seaman
