forgave

Meaning of forgave

verb, past tense
  1. stop feeling angry or resentful towards (someone) for an offence, flaw, or mistake.
    I'll never forgive David for the way he treated her

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

Information about forgave

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of forgave

for-gave

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • forgave is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

forgave synonyms

Meaning forgive or excuse (a person, error, or offence):

pardon

Meaning seek to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offence); try to justify:

excuse

Meaning (of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing:

exonerate

Meaning declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment:

absolve

Meaning free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty:

acquit

Meaning grant an official pardon to:

amnesty

Meaning show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing:

exculpate

forgave antonyms

Meaning feel or declare that (someone or something) is responsible for a fault or wrong:

blame

Meaning declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law:

convict

Meaning feel bitterness or indignation at (a circumstance, action, or person):

resent

Anagrams of forgave

overfag

Words that rhyme with forgave

gave, Agave, agave, regave, overgave, preforgave, misgave, outgave

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