English-Danish translations for forgive

• forlade
• tilgive
  Jeg vil bede fru Malmström om at tilgive mig min oprigtighed. Mrs Malmström, please forgive my frankness.
  De europæiske borgere vil ikke kunne tilgive os dette. The citizens of Europe would never forgive us.
  - Hr. formand, jeg tilgiver Dem noget halvhjertet! Mr President, with a heart and a half I forgive you!

Definition of forgive

• To pardon; to waive any negative feeling or desire for punishment, retribution, or compensation
• To accord forgiveness

Examples

• Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.
• Only the brave know how to forgive...A coward never forgave; it is not in his nature. - Laurence Sterne

Related words

• forgiveness
• forgiven
• forgiver
• unforgiveness
• forgive and forget
• debt forgiveness