forgiving

English

Adjective

forgiving (comparative more forgiving, superlative most forgiving)

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

present participle of forgive

Noun

forgiving (plural forgivings)

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.

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