forgiveness

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Sự tha thứ, lòng khoan dung

BrE /ˈfɔːrɡɪvəns/ AmE /ˈfɔːrɡɪvəns/

noun en → vi

1 ACCEPT [uncountable] B2

Sự tha thứ, lòng khoan dung

the act of forgiving someone or something; the willingness to forgive

  • ask for forgiveness
  • seek forgiveness

Collocations forgiveness is hard to find · a lack of forgiveness

  • She found it difficult to ask for forgiveness.

    Cô ấy thấy khó khăn khi xin tha thứ.

2 RELATIONSHIP [uncountable] B2

Sự hòa giải, mối quan hệ được cải thiện

the state of being forgiven by someone; the fact that you are no longer angry with someone because they have done something wrong

  • seek forgiveness from somebody
  • offer forgiveness to somebody

Collocations forgiveness between enemies · a relationship based on forgiveness

  • He offered forgiveness to his former enemy.

    Ông ta đã đề nghị tha thứ cho kẻ thù cũ của mình.