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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You know, people are forgiving, and if you're honest with someone and admit that you made a mistake, and apologize to them for it, very often, that's really all they want.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2024
Villa fans are forgiving if you work hard and give 100%.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2022
Calhoun learns that old saw about forgiveness: that it is a gift not to the person you are forgiving but to yourself.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2022
Leonsis’s teams are forgiving to a fault in keeping decision-makers in place while Lerner’s Nats, in a dozen years, have barely had a smudge on their civic reputation.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2017
And this hope each heart imbues That the people are forgiving and our errors will excuse!
From Oklahoma Sunshine by Freeman E. (Freeman Edwin) Miller
