forgiving

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/fərˈgɪvɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/fɚˈgɪvɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fər giv′ing)

From the verb forgive: (⇒ conjugate)
forgiving is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
forgiving adj (person: lenient)indulgente adj
 He's pretty forgiving when it comes to deadlines for papers.
 Es bastante indulgente con las fechas de entrega de los trabajos.
forgiving adj (material: flexible) (material)flexible adj
  maleable adj
 The fabric is very forgiving and great for outdoor activities.
 La tela es muy flexible y perfecta para actividades al aire libre.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
forgive [sb]⇒ vtr (pardon)perdonar a vtr + prep
 If you apologise for being late, I will forgive you.
 Si te disculpas por llegar tarde, te perdonaré.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
forgive [sth]⇒ vtr (debt) (formal)condonar⇒ vtr
 The lender will forgive the debt.
 El prestamista condonará la deuda.
forgive [sb]⇒ vtr (stop resenting [sb])perdonar a vtr + prep
 My parents used to beat me, and I can never forgive them.
 Mis padres solían pegarme, y nunca los perdonaré.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
forgive | forgiving
InglésEspañol
forgive and forget v expr (be reconciled)perdonar y olvidar loc verb
  (informal)considerar lo pasado pisado loc verb
  dejar las cosas en el pasado loc verb
 Rather than simply forgive and forget, Nicholas became more and more angry.
 En vez de perdonar y olvidar, Nicholas se enfadó cada vez más.
forgive me interj (pardon me, excuse me) (usted)perdone, disculpe interj
  (tú)perdona, disculpa interj
  (vos)perdoná, disculpá
  lo siento loc interj
Note: Estas son las formas más comunes, pero acepta todas las personas, y el agregado de la forma pronominal "me" (perdónenme, etc.)
 Forgive me, sir, but you are mistaken.
 Forgive me; I thought I had already sent that information.
 Perdone señor, pero usted está equivocado.
to err is human,
to err is human,
to forgive divine expr		 proverb (it's natural to make mistakes)errar es humano expr
  errar es humano, perdonar es divino expr
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'forgiving' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
forgiveness - generosity - magnanimous
Spanish:
perdonador - sufrido


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