English verb: forgive | |||
1. | forgive (communication) stop blaming or grant forgiveness | ||
Samples | I forgave him his infidelity. She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | concede, grant, yield | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | absolve, absolve, condone, excuse, excuse, free, justify, pardon, pardon, remit, shrive | ||
2. | forgive (social) absolve from payment | ||
Samples | I forgive you your debt. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | exempt, free, relieve | ||