прости́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• excuse verb To forgive someone, or overlook a minor fault.
• forgive verb To stop feeling angry at someone and let go of blame for what they did.
• sorry adj Feeling regret or wanting to apologize for something one did.

Senses

прости́ть is used for these senses in English:

• I'm sorry Indicates the speaker's apology.
• I'm sorry (with an upward inflection) Indicates that the speaker is confused or requests information to be repeated; come again?, say again?, I beg your pardon?; see also Thesaurus:say again
• excuse (transitive) To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.
• excuse me Sorry, as an apology.
• sorry Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.

excuse — full definition

1. verb To forgive someone, or overlook a minor fault.
2. verb To release someone from a duty or allow them to leave.
3. noun A reason given to justify a mistake or avoid blame.

forgive — full definition

1. verb To stop feeling angry at someone and let go of blame for what they did.
2. verb To cancel a debt someone owes.

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