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She forgave her friend for the mistake.
What does Forgave mean?
Stopped blaming someone.
Dictionary definition
Stopped blaming someone or excused a mistake from the past.
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Forgave in a sentence
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He forgave the small debt.
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Forgave is the past tense of forgive and can apply to people, mistakes, or debts.
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What does forgave mean?
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Which word is closest in meaning to forgave?
Pardoned is close in meaning to forgave.
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Which word is an antonym of forgave?
Blamed contrasts with forgave.
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WordForgave.
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MeaningForgave means Stopped blaming someone.
ExampleExample: She forgave her friend for the mistake.
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Synonyms
Words like Forgave
pardonedExcused or stopped blaming.
forgiveRelated word that supports the meaning of forgave.
Antonyms
Opposite words
blamedHeld responsible for a fault.
opposite ideaA contrasting idea to forgave, depending on context.
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Hint for students
Forgave is the past tense of forgive. It means someone stopped being angry or resentful about a wrong.
Common mix-up
Forgave is not the same as forgot. You can forgive someone and still remember what happened.
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Write one sentence that shows forgave without using the word forgave. Example: After the apology, she stopped feeling angry about the broken toy. Clue words: apology, stopped feeling angry, broken toy Now try your own sentence. Ask: Does my sentence show someone choosing not to stay angry about a past wrong?
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Ask students to explain this model sentence: "Mia forgave her brother after he apologized for breaking the toy." Why does forgave fit better than blamed?
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