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## Definition: ##
To forgive someone means to not hold a grudge against a person who did something hurtful. "Forgiveness" is the act of forgiving someone.
To forgive someone means to not hold a grudge against that person who did something hurtful. "Forgiveness" is the act of forgiving someone.
* Forgiving someone often means not punishing that person for something he has done wrong.
* This term can be used figuratively to mean, "cancel" as in the expression, "forgive a debt."
* This term can be used figuratively to mean "cancel," as in the expression "forgive a debt."
* When people confess their sins, God forgives them based on Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross.
* Jesus taught his disciples to forgive others as he has forgiven them.
## Translation Suggestions: ##
* Depending on the context, "forgive" could be translated as, "pardon" or "cancel" or "release" or "not hold against" (someone).
* The term "forgiveness" could be translated by a word or phrase that means, "practice of not resenting" or "declaring (someone) as not guilty" or "the act of pardoning."
* Depending on the context, "forgive" could be translated as "pardon" or "cancel" or "release" or "not hold against" (someone).
* The term "forgiveness" could be translated by a word or phrase that means "practice of not resenting" or "declaring (someone) as not guilty" or "the act of pardoning."
(See also: [guilt](../kt/guilt.md))