[fəˈɡɪv], (Verb)

Definitions:
- stop feeling angry or resentful towards (someone) for an offence, flaw, or mistake
(e.g: I'll never forgive David for the way he treated her)


Phrases:
- one could be forgiven for doing something

Origin:
Old English forgiefan, of Germanic origin, related to Dutch vergeven and German vergeben, and ultimately to for- and give