forgiving

forgiving

English

Adjective

forgiving (comparative more forgiving, superlative most forgiving)

1. Inclined to forgive.

   I am inclined to take a forgiving attitude, since this is his first offence.

Translations

inclined to forgive

Dutch: genadig (nl) Finnish: anteeksiantavainen French: (please verify) indulgent (fr), (please verify) indulgente (fr) Latin: clēmēns

Portuguese: indulgente (pt) Russian: проща́ющий (ru) m (proščájuščij) Swedish: förlåtande (sv)

Verb

forgiving

1. present participle of forgive

Noun

forgiving (plural forgivings)

1. An act of forgiveness.
   • 1996, Bernard P. Dauenhauer, Citizenship in a Fragile World, page 58:

     And I receive your forgiveness only from you. A group's promises and forgivings are nothing more than the sum of its individual members' promises and forgivings.