- forgive
- fə'ɡiv
past tense - forgave; verb1) (to stop being angry with (someone who has done something wrong): He forgave her for stealing his watch.)2) (to stop being angry about (something that someone has done): He forgave her angry words.)•- forgiving
forgive vb perdonarI'll never forgive you no te perdonaré nuncaEl pasado de forgive es forgave y el participio pasado es forgiven; el gerundio se escribe forgivingforgivetr[fə'gɪv]transitive verb (pt forgave tr[fə'geɪv] , pp forgiven tr[fə'gɪvən] )1 (pardon) perdonar■ I'll never forgive you no te perdonaré nunca■ she forgave him for forgetting her birthday lo perdonó por haberse olvidado de su cumpleaños■ he can't forgive himself for what he did no se puede perdonar por lo que hizo■ one could be forgiven for thinking that ... se le puede perdonar pensar que ...2 (let off debt) perdonar■ he forgave me the debt me perdonó la deuda\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto forgive and forget perdonar y olvidarforgive [fər'gɪv] vt, -gave [-'geɪv] ; -given [-'gɪvə n] ; -giving : perdonarforgivev.(§ p.,p.p.: forgave, forgiven) = condonar v.• perdonar v.• remitir v.fər'gɪv, fə'gɪvtransitive verb (past forgave; past p forgiven) \<\<person/insult\>\> perdonarto forgive somebody FOR something — perdonarle algo a alguien
[fǝ'ɡɪv] (pt forgave) (pp forgiven)to forgive somebody FOR -ING: forgive me for interrupting but ... perdona que interrumpa pero ...; one could be forgiven for thinking that ... — no sería disparatado deducir que ...
1.VT [+ person, fault] perdonar, disculpar (esp LAm)I forgive you — te perdono
to forgive sb for doing sth — perdonar a algn por haber hecho algo
forgive me — (=excuse me) perdone, con permiso (LAm)
2.VI perdonarwhy don't you just forgive and forget? — intenta perdonar y olvidarte
* * *[fər'gɪv, fə'gɪv]transitive verb (past forgave; past p forgiven) \<\<person/insult\>\> perdonarto forgive somebody FOR something — perdonarle algo a alguien
to forgive somebody FOR -ING: forgive me for interrupting but ... perdona que interrumpa pero ...; one could be forgiven for thinking that ... — no sería disparatado deducir que ...
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.