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    forgiving
    /fəˈɡɪvɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. ready and willing to forgive: "Taylor was in a forgiving mood"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › forgivingForgiving Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of FORGIVING is willing or able to forgive. How to use forgiving in a sentence.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › forgiveForgive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to cease to feel resentment against (an offender) : pardon. forgive one's enemies. 2. a. : to give up resentment of or claim to requital (see requital sense 1) for. forgive an insult. b. : to grant relief from payment of. forgive a debt. intransitive verb. : to grant forgiveness. had to learn to forgive and forget.

  4. greatergood.berkeley.edu › topic › forgivenessForgiveness Definition | What Is Forgiveness - Greater Good

    Psychologists generally define forgiveness as a conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person or group who has harmed you, regardless of whether they actually deserve your forgiveness.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFORGIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to stop being angry with someone who has done something wrong: She apologized and he forgave her. I can’t forgive someone who has treated me so badly. forgiveness.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFORGIVING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    FORGIVING definition: 1. willing to forgive: 2. Something that is forgiving allows you to make mistakes or allows for…. Learn more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFORGIVING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Someone who is forgiving is willing to forgive. Voters can be remarkably forgiving of presidents who fail to keep their campaign promises. I don't think people are in a very forgiving mood. Synonyms: lenient, tolerant, compassionate, clement More Synonyms of forgiving. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFORGIVING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    FORGIVING meaning: 1. willing to forgive: 2. Something that is forgiving allows you to make mistakes or allows for…. Learn more.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › forgivingFORGIVING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Forgiving definition: disposed to forgive; indicating forgiveness. See examples of FORGIVING used in a sentence.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › forgivingforgiving adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of forgiving adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › forgivingForgiving - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    adjective. inclined or able to forgive and show mercy. “a kindly forgiving nature”. “a forgiving embrace to the naughty child”. synonyms: kind, tolerant. tolerant and forgiving under provocation. unvindictive. not vindictive.