forgive

forgave, forgiven UK: /fəˈɡɪv/ US: /fə`-/ [forgiving]

Translation

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⇨ perdonar

Please forgive me for being late

Por favor, perdóname por llegar tarde

■ constr. to forgive for + doing sth

(Definition of forgive v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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