forgive
/fəˈɡɪv/verb
उच्चारण फ़गिव
क्षमा करना, माफ़ करना
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[T] ~ sb (for sth/for doing sth) | ~ sth
to stop feeling angry with somebody who has done something to harm or upset you; to stop blaming them
क्षमा करना, माफ़ करना
- She forgave him for forgetting her birthday.
- I will never forgive myself if we are late.
- Please forgive me for being late.
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- She could not forgive his rude remarks.
- Parents usually forgive their children's small mistakes quickly.
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[T] ~ sb sth
to say that somebody need not pay back money they owe
(कर्ज़) माफ़ कर देना
- The bank forgave the farmers' loans.
- The college forgave the late fee for flood-hit students.
- The government forgave the interest on the student loans.
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- The shopkeeper forgave the small debt after the flood.
- Banks rarely forgive loans without a good reason.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
forgive + person
Forgive takes the person who did wrong as its direct object.
'Forgive' के बाद गलती करने वाला व्यक्ति सीधे कर्म के रूप में आता है।
- Radhika forgave her friend at once.
- Please forgive me; I did not mean to hurt you.
forgive + person + for + noun / -ing
For introduces the wrong or fault that is forgiven.
'For' उस गलती को बताता है जिसे माफ़ किया जा रहा हो।
- He forgave her for being late.
- I cannot forgive him for his rudeness.
forgive + wrong (object)
You can forgive a fault, a mistake or a debt directly.
आप किसी दोष, भूल या कर्ज़ को सीधे माफ़ कर सकते हैं।
- The bank forgave the farmer's small debt.
- God forgives every sin, they say.
forgive my + -ing / Forgive me, but ...
A polite way of interrupting or disagreeing: Forgive me, but I think you are wrong.
बीच में टोकने या असहमति जताने का विनम्र तरीका: Forgive me, but I think you are wrong।
- Forgive my interrupting, but the bell has rung.
+Collocations 4
adverb + forgive
readilygladlyeasilynevergenerously
- She readily forgave the child for breaking the glass.
forgive + noun
sinsmistakesdebtinsulterrorrudeness
- He forgave the insult and shook hands.
hard / easy / unable + to forgive
find it hard tobe unable tobe willing torefuse to
- She found it hard to forgive her brother.
forgive and forget
forgive and forgetforgive yourselfask to be forgivenbeg forgiveness
- After the quarrel, they decided to forgive and forget.
“More examples 5
- Forgive me for coming late to the meeting.
बैठक में देर से आने के लिए मुझे क्षमा कीजिए।
- It takes courage to forgive someone who has hurt you.
जिसने आपको चोट पहुँचाई हो उसे माफ़ करने में साहस लगता है।
- The teacher forgave the boy's mistake in the first test.
शिक्षक ने पहले परीक्षण में लड़के की भूल क्षमा कर दी।
- Forgive the mess; we are painting the house.
अव्यवस्था के लिए क्षमा कीजिए; हम घर में रंग-रोगन करवा रहे हैं।
- I will never forgive myself for missing the final.
फ़ाइनल छूट जाने के लिए मैं स्वयं को कभी माफ़ नहीं करूँगा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Please forgive to me.
✓ Please forgive me.
Forgive takes the person directly with no to.
'Forgive' व्यक्ति को सीधे लेता है, 'to' के बिना।
✗ I forgave him of his mistake.
✓ I forgave him for his mistake.
The preposition after forgive + person is for.
Forgive + person के बाद preposition 'for' आता है।
✗ He forgot me for my rudeness.
✓ He forgave me for my rudeness.
Forget and forgive are different words.
'Forget' और 'forgive' अलग शब्द हैं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all relate to letting go of anger, but they differ in strength and formality.
ये क्रियाएँ क्रोध को छोड़ने से जुड़ी हैं, पर तीव्रता और औपचारिकता में अलग हैं।
Formal or legal; to release from punishment.
औपचारिक या कानूनी; दंड से मुक्त करना।
- The governor pardoned the prisoner.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Irregular forms forgave, forgiven.
Irregular forms forgave और forgiven हैं।
Forgive sb for doing sth.
'forgive sb for doing sth' आता है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'To err is human, to forgive divine.'
सूक्ति 'To err is human, to forgive divine' है।