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forgiving

[ fer-giv-ing ]

adjective

  1. disposed to forgive; indicating forgiveness:

    a forgiving soul; a forgiving smile.

  2. tolerant:

    The mountain is not forgiving of inexperienced climbers.



forgiving

/ ´Úəˈɡɪ±¹ÉªÅ‹ /

adjective

  1. willing to forgive; merciful
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Derived Forms

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  • ´Ú´Ç°ùˈ²µ¾±±¹¾±²Ô²µ²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of forgiving1

First recorded in 1680–90; forgive + -ing 2
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Example Sentences

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Republicans in general have been forgiving of the Trump administration over the chat, though a minority have joined Democrats in calling it an egregious breach of national security protocol.

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Instead she turned her focus on “everyone who gave me the grace to make mistakes and figure it out and also to be forgiving with myself through that,†she said.

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So far, he said, customers have been forgiving.

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Decades ago, movie audiences were eminently more forgiving when it came to filmmakers’ claims about needing to reshape history to accommodate the silver screen.

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“We should be stomping on their heads for what they did, but Allah is forgiving — and so are we.â€

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