forgivable
part of speech
adjective (forgivable, more forgivable)
meaning for a pupil
Able to be forgiven; not so bad that you cannot excuse it. tree →
sense in the lessons
In ethics and stories it helps judge how bad a mistake is: a small accident is forgivable, cruelty is harder to forgive. It shows that a character's mistake can be pardoned. Phrases: a forgivable mistake, perfectly forgivable, easily forgivable.
examples
- Forgetting your lunch is a forgivable mistake. tree →
- Spilling the paint was forgivable because it was an accident. tree →
- Some lies are less forgivable than others. tree →
- Her nervousness on the first day was perfectly forgivable. tree →
- Breaking a promise to your friend is hard but still forgivable. tree →
- Christians believe that every sin is forgivable if a person is truly sorry. tree →
note
Opposite: unforgivable. Related: forgive, forgiveness. Spelling: drop the e of «forgive» before -able.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «forgivable» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.