forgive
verb (used with object)
to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
will forgive
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future tenseof forgive.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
Anyone speaking of Kissinger’s sincerity will forgive me if I do not indulge in such idolatry.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2023
“I will forgive what I’ve done out of despair,” he sings.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
"I just pray to God that one day he will forgive me," she says, "or maybe come to me one day."
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2023
He will forgive your father, me, and you too.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
