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# forgive

«forgive» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To stop being angry with someone who did something wrong…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (forgive, forgives, forgave, forgiven, forgiving)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To stop being angry with someone who did something wrong to you, and not try to punish them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forgive/#m1)

2) To let someone off paying money they owe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forgive/#m2)

3) (forgive me) A polite way to say sorry before saying or asking something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forgive/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is God pardoning wrongdoing so that punishment is held back. Abraham asks God to forgive Sodom for the sake of the righteous. Interpretation: Abraham's plea is read as the first great prayer for others, teaching that a few righteous people can protect a city. Forgiveness is tied to repentance and to the fast of Yom Kippur. In the primary lessons: In feelings and friendship lessons, after someone apologises, forgiving them helps both people move on; forgiving does not mean that what happened was all right, or that you must stay where you are unsafe. In stories, a forgiving hero ends a quarrel. Phrases: «forgive someone for something», «forgive and forget», «forgive me, but ...», «I'll never forgive you».

### examples

- And the LORD said: 'If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will forgive all the place for their sake.' (Torah GEN.18.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forgive/#x1)
- Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city; wilt Thou indeed sweep away and not forgive the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? (Torah GEN.18.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forgive/#x2)
- And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father.' And Joseph wept when they spoke unto him. (Torah GEN.50.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forgive/#x3)
- See mine affliction and my travail; and forgive all my sins. (Writings PSA.25.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forgive/#x4)
- O LORD our God, Thou didst answer them; a forgiving God wast Thou unto them, though Thou tookest vengeance of their misdeeds. (Writings PSA.99.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forgive/#x5)
- then hear Thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of Thy people Israel, and bring them back unto the land which Thou gavest unto their fathers. (Prophets 1KI.8.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forgive/#x6)
- I forgave my brother for breaking my toy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forgive/#x7)
- Please forgive me — I didn't mean to hurt you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forgive/#x8)
- She found it hard to forgive her friend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forgive/#x9)
- Forgive and forget, Grandma always says. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forgive/#x10)
- Will you ever forgive me? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forgive/#x11)
- Forgive me, but is this seat free? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forgive/#x12)
- He forgave the bully when he said sorry and stopped. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forgive/#x13)
- The bank forgave the farmers' debts after the flood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forgive/#x14)
- "Ah, sir, forgive me!" cried the merchant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forgive/#x15)

### note

Irregular: forgive, forgave, (have) forgiven. Noun: «forgiveness». Adjective: «forgiving». You can forgive someone and still tell an adult about something harmful; forgiving is not keeping a bad secret.

### In the corpora

- [And the inhabitant shall not say: 'I am sick'; the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.707/)
- [See mine affliction and my travail; and forgive all my sins.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.376/)
- [Happy is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is pardoned.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.473/)
- [Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of Thy people, Thou hast pardoned all their sin.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1500/)
- [Who forgiveth all thine iniquity; who healeth all Thy diseases;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1803/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «forgive» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forgive/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.