forgave

[fer-geyv]

verb

1. simple past tense of forgive.

forgave

/ fəˈɡeɪv /

verb

1. the past tense of forgive

Example Sentences

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

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

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He said his wife and family forgave him.

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"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.

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

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Related Words

• absolve 
• condone 
• excuse 
• forget