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forgive

/fəˈɡɪv/fur-GIV
/fɚˈɡɪv/fur-GIV

Meaningforgive or give up

Common meaning: stop blaming someone

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishforgifan‘forgive or give up’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishforgivensource
  3. Englishforgive‘stop blaming someone’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English forgifan ‘forgive or give up’.

Roots

  • forgifan Old English “forgive or give up”

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