forgiven

fərˈɡɪvən
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Translation of forgiven into German

Adjective

1.

absolved

no longer blamed or held responsible
vergeben entschuldigt
  • He felt relieved and forgiven after the apology.Er fühlte sich erleichtert und vergeben nach der Entschuldigung.
2.

pardoned

no longer feeling angry or resentful
  • She looked at him with forgiven eyes.Sie sah ihn mit verzeihenden Augen an.
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Synonyms and analogies of forgiven in English

adj.absolvedpardonedMore synonyms

Examples of forgiven in a sentence

  • The forgiven debt lifted a huge burden off his shoulders.
  • With time, he felt forgiven by his family.
forgive
fɔːˈɡɪv
forgave
Verb
1.

emotional pardon

tr./intr.
stop feeling angry towards someone for a mistake
tr./intr.
  • She decided to forgive him for the mistake.Sie beschloss, ihm den Fehler zu verzeihen.
2.

polite apology

tr.
use in polite expressions to excuse oneself
tr.
  • Forgive me for interrupting your meeting.Entschuldigen Sie, dass ich Ihr Meeting unterbreche.
3.

debt absolution

tr.TECH.
absolve someone from paying a debt
tr.TECH.
  • The bank forgave the remaining loan amount.Die Bank erließ den restlichen Darlehensbetrag.

Expressions with forgive: examples in English and translations in German

vergeben und vergessen
Sometimes you just have to forgive and forget.
Vergeben, aber nicht vergessen
Forgive but don't forget the lessons learned.
vergeben aber nicht vergessen
verzeihen aber nicht vergessen
She decided to forgive but not forget his betrayal.
uns unsere Schuld vergeben
unsere Verfehlungen verzeihen
During the service, we pray to forgive us our trespasses.

Translations of "forgiven" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
vergebenadj.

There's clear double standards when celebrities are forgiven, but ordinary people are punished.

Es herrscht klare Doppelmoral, wenn Prominenten vergeben, aber normale Leute bestraft werden.

verziehenpp.

After confessing, he finally believed that he was forgiven by his partner.

Nach seinem Geständnis glaubte er endlich, dass sein Partner ihm verziehen hatte.

erlassenpp.

One can confess and the sins are forgiven.

Man kann beichten und die Sünden werden einem erlassen.

versöhntpp.

Once the issue was resolved, they both felt forgiven and at peace.

Sobald das Problem gelöst war, fühlten sich beide versöhnt und im Frieden miteinander.

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Other translations for forgiven:

  • entschuldigtadj.

forgiven: Examples and translations in context

That's because she knows what she has been forgiven of.

Das deshalb, weil sie weiß, was ihr vergeben wurde.

The thief asked for salvation and was forgiven of his sins.

Der Übeltäter bat um Rettung und ihm wurden seine Sünden vergeben.

And as long as you go to confession, it's forgiven.

Und so lange man die Beichte ablegt, ist es vergeben.

Then you go to confession, and everything is forgiven.

Danach gehst du zur Beichte, und alles ist vergeben.

You made the wrong choice, but you are forgiven.

Du trafst die falsche Wahl, aber es wurde dir vergeben.

We believe that all our sins are forgiven through him.

Wir glauben, dass alle unsere Sünden durch ihn vergeben sind.

As far as sins are concerned, they are forgiven in confession.

Was Sünden anbelangt, so würden diese ja bei der Beichte vergeben.

No matter how many debts you have had, you are forgiven.

Egal wieviele Sünden du gehabt hast, sie sind dir vergeben.

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