Forgiving can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.
Adjective |
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| forgiving - inclined or able to forgive and show mercy; "a kindly forgiving nature"; "a forgiving embrace to the naughty child" | ||
| forgiving - providing absolution | ||
Verb |
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| forgive - stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday" | ||
| forgive - absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt" |
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| 1. | adj. | A kindly forgiving nature. | |
| 2. | adj. | A forgiving embrace to the naughty child. | |
| 3. | adj. | If there is such a thing as an unforgivable act, it is the act of not forgiving. | |
| 4. | adj. | Tom has a forgiving nature. | |
| 5. | adj. | People are pretty forgiving. | |
| 6. | adj. | I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round — apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that — as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. | |
| 7. | adj. | Tom is very trusting and forgiving. | |
| 8. | adj. | I think forgiving people is good for the soul. | |
| 9. | adj. | Layla was forgiving. | |
| 10. | adj. | Sami wasn't so forgiving with his co-workers. | |
| 11. | adj. | You could be more forgiving. | |
| 12. | adj. | Tom wasn't in a forgiving mood. | |
| 13. | adj. | Forgiving others is a kind deed to yourself. | |
| 14. | adj. | Forgive everyone, forget nothing. | |
| 15. | adj. | Forgive everyone, forget nothing. | |
| 16. | verb | Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving. | |
| 17. | verb | Forgiving or being patient does not mean that you always accept everything that others do to you. | |
| 18. | verb | She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday. | |
| 19. | verb | I forgive you your debt. | |
| 20. | verb | Don't blame him please, he feels lonely and wants to show his attention to all of you to look after you, please forgive and sympathy if he miss something. | |
| 21. | verb | I will forgive him out of consideration. | |
| 22. | verb | I will forgive him out of consideration for you. | |
| 23. | verb | Please forgive me for not having written for a long time. | |
| 24. | verb | To err is human, to forgive divine. | |
| 25. | verb | Try to be generous and forgive. | |
| 26. | verb | Please forgive me for telling a lie. | |
| 27. | verb | Please forgive me for not having written sooner. | |
| 28. | verb | Whatever excuses he may make, I cannot forgive him. | |
| 29. | verb | I can on no condition forgive her. | |
| 30. | verb | You must forgive me. |
| Sentence | |
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| adj. | |
| A kindly forgiving nature. |
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| A forgiving embrace to the naughty child. |
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| If there is such a thing as an unforgivable act, it is the act of not forgiving. | |
| Tom has a forgiving nature. | |
| People are pretty forgiving. | |
| I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round — apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that — as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. | |
| Tom is very trusting and forgiving. | |
| I think forgiving people is good for the soul. | |
| Layla was forgiving. | |
| Sami wasn't so forgiving with his co-workers. | |
| You could be more forgiving. | |
| Tom wasn't in a forgiving mood. | |
| Forgiving others is a kind deed to yourself. | |
| Forgive everyone, forget nothing. | |
| Forgive everyone, forget nothing. | |
| verb | |
| Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving. | |
| Forgiving or being patient does not mean that you always accept everything that others do to you. | |
| She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday. |
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| I forgive you your debt. |
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| Don't blame him please, he feels lonely and wants to show his attention to all of you to look after you, please forgive and sympathy if he miss something. |
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| I will forgive him out of consideration. | |
| I will forgive him out of consideration for you. | |
| Please forgive me for not having written for a long time. | |
| To err is human, to forgive divine. | |
| Try to be generous and forgive. | |
| Please forgive me for telling a lie. | |
| Please forgive me for not having written sooner. | |
| Whatever excuses he may make, I cannot forgive him. | |
| I can on no condition forgive her. | |
| You must forgive me. | |