forgive
verb (used with object)
to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
was forgiving
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past progressiveof forgive.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Maria never let anger get the best of her and was forgiving, sometimes maybe too forgiving, Iese said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2021
Mitford could be absolutely judgmental when it came to taste and manners, but she was forgiving, if a bit sad, when it came to her characters’ life choices.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
Joe Cunningham, a 60-year old activist from Montgomery County, was forgiving of Trump.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2016
I think the pinnacle moment in my healing was forgiving myself for what I had done with my life.
From MSNBC ● Jun. 26, 2015
Maybe she had just been angry at something we had done, but was forgiving us and would send for us soon.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
