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Forgiven

Forgive \For*give"\, v. t. [imp. Forgave; p. p. Forgiven; p. pr. & vb. n. Forgiving] [OE. forgiven, foryiven, foryeven, AS. forgiefan, forgifan; perh. for- + giefan, gifan to give; cf. D. vergeven, G. vergeben, Icel. fyrirgefa, Sw. f?rgifva, Goth. fragiban to give, grant. See For-, and Give, v. t.]

  1. To give wholly; to make over without reservation; to resign.

    To them that list the world's gay shows I leave, And to great ones such folly do forgive.
    --Spenser.

  2. To give up resentment or claim to requital on account of (an offense or wrong); to remit the penalty of; to pardon; -- said in reference to the act forgiven.

    And their sins should be forgiven them.
    --Mark iv. 12.

    He forgive injures so readily that he might be said to invite them.
    --Macaulay.

  3. To cease to feel resentment against, on account of wrong committed; to give up claim to requital from or retribution upon (an offender); to absolve; to pardon; -- said of the person offending.

    Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
    --Luke xxiii. 3

  4. I as free forgive you, as I would be fforgiven.
    --Shak.

    Note: Sometimes both the person and the offense follow as objects of the verb, sometimes one and sometimes the other being the indirect object. ``Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.''
    --Matt. vi. 12. ``Be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.''
    --Matt. ix. 2.

    Syn: See excuse.

Wiktionary
forgiven

vb. (past participle of forgive English)

WordNet
forgiven

See forgive

forgive
  1. v. stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"

  2. absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt"

  3. [also: forgiven, forgave]

Wikipedia
Forgiven (Relient K song)

"Forgiven" is the first Christian radio single from Relient K's fifth album, Five Score and Seven Years Ago and it was released just days before the lead single. The song was officially released to Christian radio somewhere around December 1, 2006, but could be heard on radio as early as November 24. This song can be heard on Gotee Records website 1 as of November 28. The band also made the song available via their MySpace on December 1, 2006.

The song was about a real-life situation that Matthew Thiessen went through, in which a close friend said some hurtful things, which Thiessen chose to forgive him for.

It peaked at #13 on the Hot Christian charts. It was the fourth most played Christian Hit Radio song in 2007 according to R&R magazine. The song is currently Relient K's sixth most popular song on iTunes.

The song was also by the compilation album WOW Hits 2008.

Forgiven (album)

Forgiven is the Los Lonely Boys' fifth album and their third studio set, released on July 1, 2008.

The album sticks to their fuller sound, which was showcased in their previous album, Sacred, and is primarily blues based.

Forgiven (Within Temptation song)

"Forgiven" is the fourth single from the Dutch band Within Temptation's fourth album The Heart of Everything. It was released to promote their upcoming DVD, Black Symphony as well as being a single from the album. The song itself is a piano driven ballad with orchestral elements.

Forgiven (Sanctus Real song)

"Forgiven" is a song by Christian rock band Sanctus Real which was released to radio in October 2009. The song is from the band's fifth studio album Pieces of a Real Heart, which was released in March 2010. A music video directed by Nathan Corona was completed in late March.

This song was also featured by the compilation album WOW Hits 2011.

Forgiven (Skillet song)

Forgiven is the fourth single from the 2009 album Awake from the Christian Rock Band Skillet. The single was released to Christian CHR/Rock radio on August 2, 2010. The song received critical acclaim and was a moderate success. Although it reached number one on both Christian rock radio and CHR, Skillet has never performed it live.

Forgiven (film)

Forgiven is a 2006 film directed by Paul Fitzgerald starring Paul Fitzgerald, Russell Hornsby and Kate Jennings Grant.

Forgiven (Sylver song)

"Forgiven" is a song recorded by Belgian trance group Sylver. It was released in October 2001 as the fifth and final single from their debut album, Chances. It reached the top 10 in Belgium and Romania.

Forgiven (Olly Howcroft album)

Forgiven is the debut studio album by English producer and singer Olly Howcroft, and will be released on September 10, 2016 by Tired Collective. It is set to be a visual album including 5 of the complete 19 tracks, and will be released onto YouTube on September 9, 2016.

Usage examples of "forgiven".

Your ever-loving father has never forgiven you, his daughter, much less the Educational Committee, for letting you go on to university instead of the male, his son, your brother.

Even without Enthor's verbal reassurance, she knew the crystal had forgiven her.

Her mind reverberated with one exultant conclusion: he was there, and he wouldn't be if he hadn't forgiven her.

Dinah seemed to bear no ill will, however, arid Yana had quite forgiven her now that she was so changed.

As the watchdragon was a green weyrling, mistaking Holth's rider could be forgiven but it stuck in Moreta's mind as Holth gallantly plowed upward in the blustery wind.

One day the truth surely would come out, but by then I hoped to be so well established at Ruatha that I would be forgiven origin as well as defection.

He's never forgiven T'ron for talking him into coming forward, you know.

She'd be repentant and hanging on about him, driving him between with her need to be forgiven her thoughtlessness.

Under other circumstances and with later knowledge, Jayge might have forgiven him his irascibility, and even some of his scathing disapproval.

He was the youngest Lord Holder, and while he was as capable as any of the much older men, perhaps more so than some, many had not yet forgiven his age.

He'd never be forgiven if anything happened to Master Menolly while she was in his care.

Emma hadn't forgiven him for his deception, and she wasn't above giving some back.

He had told them the entire situation, that she was pregnant and he intended to marry her, but that she was still mad as hell at him and hadn't forgiven him.

Actually, she had forgiven him long ago, understanding the pain and sense of betrayal he must have been feeling.

After reading her journal entries, any psychiatrist would be forgiven for thinking she had lost contact with reality.