forgiveness

«forgiveness» in Mova's school dictionary: when you stop being angry with someone who hurt you and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (forgiveness — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Forgiveness is when you stop being angry with someone who hurt you and do not try to pay them back. tree →

2) Forgiveness is also the act of asking to be forgiven, as in "ask for forgiveness". tree →

3) (church) Christians believe God offers forgiveness of sins to people who are truly sorry. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories forgiveness often ends a quarrel and lets friends start again; the reader sees a character grow. In ethics lessons pupils talk about whether you can forgive without forgetting, and whether forgiveness means the wrong did not matter (it does not). In church people pray for forgiveness, and the Lord's Prayer says "forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us". Phrases: ask for forgiveness, beg forgiveness, show forgiveness, forgiveness of sins.

examples

• She asked her brother for forgiveness after she broke his kite. tree →
• Forgiveness takes courage when someone has really hurt you. tree →
• The father ran out to meet his lost son with hugs and forgiveness. tree →
• Christians pray for the forgiveness of their sins. tree →
• Forgiveness doesn't mean pretending nothing happened. tree →
• After the fight, the two boys shook hands as a sign of forgiveness. tree →
• I'm sorry, and I hope for your forgiveness. tree →
• The king begged forgiveness for his former fault, and requested him to revive his daughter. tree →

note

Uncountable: no "a forgiveness", no plural. Verb forgive (forgave, forgiven). Spelling: forgive + ness, keep the e. Forgiving someone is not the same as trusting them again at once, and it does not cancel fair consequences.

In the corpora

• He said everyone slips and forgiveness does not run out, but each time you must put it right, and habits change slowly.
• People who have confessed can slip again; forgiveness does not run out, but each wrong must be put right.
• People who have confessed can slip again; forgiveness does not run out, but each wrong must be put right.
• Saying sorry quickly, and explaining you were upset, usually makes forgiveness easier.
• Forgiveness doesn't run out.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «forgiveness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.