What does forgive mean?
Word: Forgive
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Forgive means to stop being angry with someone who has done something wrong to you.
Synonyms: excuse
How do you spell forgive?
Syllables: for - give
Tricky part: The e at the end is silent but must be written, as in have and love.
Watch out for: forgiev, forrgive
Memory tip: Forgive ends with a silent e, just like have and love: you see it but do not hear it.
Idioms and Phrases
- forgive and forget: To stop being angry and not think about the wrong any more. Example: "After their quarrel, the two friends decided to forgive and forget."
Forgive in a sentence
Example 1: Please forgive me for being late.
Example 2: Anu forgives her brother when he says sorry.
Example 3: Dadi says it is good to forgive and smile.
Fun Fact
A famous English saying about forgiving comes from a poem by Alexander Pope, written in 1711. It says that everyone makes mistakes, and that forgiving them is a truly good thing.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
forgive
a) punish
b) pardon
c) scold
d) blame
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b) pardon. To pardon someone means to forgive them.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) thankful
b) share
c) promise
d) forgeve
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d) forgeve. Forgive has an i in its second part, as in give.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Please fourgive me for breaking your crayon.
a) breaking
b) fourgive
c) crayon
d) Please
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b) fourgive. The first part of forgive is for, with no u.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
gvoierf
a) forgvie
b) forigve
c) fogrive
d) forgive
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d) forgive. Unscramble them to get the word for no longer being cross with someone.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is forgiving her friend?
a) Asha said, 'It is all right, I am not cross.'
b) Asha said, 'I will tell the teacher now.'
c) Asha said, 'Go away, I am still angry.'
d) Asha said, 'You broke it, so you must pay.'
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a) Asha said, 'It is all right, I am not cross.'
2. Dev took Anu's pencil and said sorry. Anu forgave him. What did Anu do next?
a) stayed cross all day
b) played with him again
c) took his pencil too
d) told everyone he was bad
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b) played with him again
