Definition of forgives

"forgives" in the verb sense

1. forgive

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

"I forgave him his infidelity"

"She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"

2. forgive

absolve from payment

"I forgive you your debt"

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Quotations for forgives

A coward never forgives. [ Sterne ]

One forgives everything to him who forgives himself nothing. [ Chinese Proverb ]

A woman forgives everything, but the fact that you do not covet her. [ A. de Musset ]

Society is ever ready to worship success, but rarely forgives failure. [ Mme. Roland ]

The world forgives with difficulty the fact that one can be happy without it.

A woman forgives the audacity which her beauty has prompted us to be guilty of. [ Lesage ]

The mind that too frequently forgives bad actions will at last forget good ones. [ Reynolds ]

When a man but half forgives his enemy, it is like leaving a bag of rusty nails to interpose between them. [ Latimer ]

The world never forgives our talents, our successes, our friends, nor our pleasures. It only forgives our death. Nay, it does not always pardon that. [ Elizabeth, Queen of Roumania ]

forgives in Scrabble®

The word forgives is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters forgives:

FORGIVES
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

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forgives in Words With Friends™

The word forgives is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters forgives:

FORGIVES
(138)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

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Words within the letters of forgives

2 letter words in forgives (9 words)

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8 letter words in forgives (1 word)

forgives + 1 blank (1 word)

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Words containing the sequence forgives

Words that start with forgives (1 word)

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Words that end with forgives (1 word)

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Shorter words in forgives

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