to forgive
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3.9
- verb
- /fərˈɡɪv/
- Second, Allied debts to the United States should be reduced or forgiven altogether.
- forgive the debt
- forgive loans
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Watch on YouTubeThen if the payroll tax gets forgiven, the companies can give you that money.
- Then if the payroll tax gets forgiven, the companies can give you that money.
- And it, you know, it is Elizabeth Warren's mission to forgive all student debt, essentially.
- So the Supreme Court quashed Joe Biden's plan to forgive student debt, which was a big campaign promise of his.
- And they were all set out to do and forget forgiven their debts.
Examples
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I forgive the 75,000 as long as you stay.
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Perhaps he can be forgiven, since Galileo had not yet discovered sunspots in 1607.
Academic text (2006) -
And what she wants to do is forgive all medical debt.
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Then if the payroll tax gets forgiven, the companies can give you that money.
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Then, at the end, the loan is forgiven.
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Students can have their federal loans forgiven if they choose not to transfer.
Academic text (2016) -
OK, If the bank forgave it, you don't tax on it.
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You'll have to forgive the disarray.
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Please forgive the mess.
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The government decided to forgive all student loans for those who work in public service.
Synonyms
2
7.5
To cancel a debt, fee, or punishment someone must pay
Idioms
- Informal
18
3.5
To stop feeling angry about a past event and be friendly again
- Informal
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6.5
To stop being angry with someone but keep remembering what they did to avoid being hurt again
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Etymology
The word forgive also comes from for- ('away' or 'completely') plus give, so you can think of it as 'giving away' a debt. That's why when a loan or bill is forgiven the money is officially given up and you do not have to pay it back.