English-Italian translations for forgive

• perdonare
  Vi prego di perdonare il mio accento tedesco, ma non oserei citare Bismark in inglese. Please forgive my German accent, but I would not dare quote Bismarck in English.
  In passato abbiamo commesso degli errori: errare è umano, perdonare è divino, come si dice. We have made mistakes in the past: to err is human, to forgive is divine, as the old saying goes.
• giustificare
• scusare
  Laddove vi siano stati piccoli errori bisogna saperli scusare. In places where minor mistakes have been made, there must also be forgiveness.
  Ciò non significa assolutamente che ora dovremmo scusare eventuali violazioni delle istituzioni democratiche. Of course this in no way means that we must now forgive possible violations of democratic institutions.

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