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forgive
verb(for-give)
to cease to feel resentment against (an offender) : pardon
forgive
verb(for-give)
to give up resentment of or claim to requital for
forgive
verb(for-give)
to grant relief from payment of
forgive
idiom(for-give)
—used in speech as a polite way of starting to say something that may seem rude or unpleasant

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