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forgave

American  
[fer-geyv] / fərˈgeɪv /

verb

  1. simple past tense of forgive.


forgave British  
/ fəˈɡeɪv /

verb

  1. the past tense of forgive

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Her father, Sana, who said after her death that he would seek to prosecute the employers, instead told AFP that he forgave them.

From Barron's

The mosque's chairman previously told BBC Scotland News he forgave the teenager and had sympathy for his family.

From BBC

He said his wife and family forgave him.

From Salon

"He proceeded to unload some very personal things. He’s not my friend, but — maybe to my eternal shame — I forgave him instantly because he was there making himself vulnerable," he said.

From Salon

“Eventually,” Small says in the documentary, “I forgave him.”

From Los Angeles Times