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What does forgive mean? Is forgive a Scrabble word?

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Is forgive a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word forgive is a Scrabble US word. The word forgive is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is forgive a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word forgive is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

F4O1R1G2I1V4E1

Is forgive a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word forgive is a Words With Friends word. The word forgive is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

F4O1R1G3I1V5E1

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7-letter words (1 found)

FORGIVE,

6-letter words (1 found)

VOGIER,

5-letter words (13 found)

FIVER,FOGIE,FORGE,GIVER,GOFER,GOIER,GRIEF,GROVE,OGIVE,VIGOR,VIREO,VIRGE,VOGIE,

4-letter words (27 found)

ERGO,FIER,FIGO,FIRE,FIVE,FORE,FRIG,FROE,FROG,GIRO,GIVE,GOER,GORE,GORI,OGRE,ORFE,OVER,REFI,REGO,REIF,RIFE,RIVE,RIVO,ROVE,VEGO,VIER,VIRE,

3-letter words (39 found)

EGO,ERF,ERG,EVO,FEG,FER,FIE,FIG,FIR,FOE,FOG,FOR,FRO,GEO,GER,GIE,GIF,GIO,GOE,GOR,GOV,IRE,ORE,ORF,ORG,REF,REG,REI,REO,REV,RIF,RIG,ROE,VEG,VIE,VIG,VOE,VOG,VOR,

2-letter words (12 found)

EF,ER,FE,GI,GO,IF,IO,OE,OF,OI,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 94 words from forgive according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of forgive

forgive

Etymology

Alteration (due to give) of Middle English foryiven, forȝiven, from Old English forġiefan (“to forgive, to give”), from Proto-Germanic *fragebaną (“to give away; give up; release; forgive”), equivalent to for- +‎ give (etymologically for- + yive). Cognate with Scots forgeve, forgif, forgie (“to forgive”), West Frisian ferjaan (“to forgive”), Dutch vergeven (“to forgive”), German vergeben (“to forgive”), Icelandic fyrirgefa (“to forgive”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: fər-gĭv', fôr-gĭv', IPA(key): /fə(ɹ)ˈɡɪv/, /fɔː(ɹ)ˈɡɪv/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /fɚˈɡɪv/
  • Rhymes: -ɪv

Verb

forgive (third-person singular simple present forgives, present participle forgiving, simple past forgave, past participle forgiven)

  1. (transitive) To pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against.
  2. (transitive) To pardon for (something); to waive any negative feeling over or retribution for.
  3. (transitive) To waive or remit (a debt), to absolve from payment or compensation of.
  4. (intransitive) To accord forgiveness.
    • a. 1768, Laurence Sterne, Joseph's History considered; - Forgiveness of Injuries (sermon)
      The brave know only how to forgive […] A coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.
  5. (transitive) To look past; to look beyond.
    The music critic loves the instrumentation of the song so much that he can forgive the confusing lyrics.
  6. (transitive) To redeem; to offset the bad effects of something.

Derived terms

  • forgivable
  • forgive and forget
  • forgive but don't forget
  • forgiveness
  • forgiver
  • forgiveworthy

Translations

References

  • “forgive”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “forgive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Source: wiktionary.org