Forgive me, but I must leave now.
Forgive me for asking, but how much did you pay for that vase?
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
forgive me (for doing something) — forgive me (for doing something)/forgive my doing something/spoken phrase used when you want to say or do something that may offend the person you are talking to Forgive me, but I must leave now. Forgive me for asking, but how much did you pay… … Useful english dictionary
forgive */*/ — UK [fə(r)ˈɡɪv] / US [fərˈɡɪv] verb [transitive] Word forms forgive : present tense I/you/we/they forgive he/she/it forgives present participle forgiving past tense forgave UK [fə(r)ˈɡeɪv] / US [fərˈɡeɪv] past participle forgiven UK… … English dictionary
forgive — for|give [ fər gıv ] (past tense for|gave [ fər geıv ] ; past participle for|giv|en [ fər gıvn ] ) verb transitive ** 1. ) to decide that you will not be angry with someone who has offended, upset, or harmed you: His children have never fully… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
forgive — [[t]fə(r)gɪ̱v[/t]] forgives, forgiving, forgave, forgiven 1) VERB If you forgive someone who has done something bad or wrong, you stop being angry with them and no longer want to punish them. [V n] Hopefully she ll understand and forgive you, if… … English dictionary
forgive — for|give S3 [fəˈgıv US fər ] v past tense forgave [ ˈgeıv] past participle forgiven [ ˈgıvən] [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: forgifan] 1.) to stop being angry with someone and stop blaming them, although they have done something wrong forgive… … Dictionary of contemporary English
excuse — ex|cuse1 S2 [ıkˈskju:z] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 excuse me 2¦(forgive)¦ 3¦(from a duty)¦ 4¦(explain)¦ 5¦(from a place)¦ 6 excuse yourself 7 excuse me (for living)! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: excuser, from … Dictionary of contemporary English
Apologizing — There are several ways of apologizing and accepting apologies. You apologize when you have upset someone or caused trouble for them in some way. The commonest way of apologizing is to say Sorry or I m sorry . When using I m sorry , you can use… … Useful english dictionary
apologizing — There are several ways of apologizing and accepting apologies. You apologize when you have upset someone or caused trouble for them in some way. The commonest way of apologizing is to say Sorry or I m sorry . When using I m sorry , you can use… … Useful english dictionary
pardon — par|don1 [ pardn ] verb transitive to officially forgive someone for committing a crime and free them from prison a. to forgive someone for doing or saying something bad or unpleasant: Please pardon the mess in the back room. if you ll pardon the … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
do — do1 [ du ] (3rd person singular does [ weak dəz, strong dʌz ] ; past tense did [ dıd ] ; past participle done [ dʌn ] ) verb *** Do can be used in the following ways: as an auxiliary verb, especially for forming questions and negatives in the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
