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проща́ть — meaning in English

proshchat

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English meaning

  • absolve verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
  • condone verb To accept or overlook behaviour that is generally considered wrong.
  • 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.
  • overlook verb To fail to notice something, or to miss it despite it being there.

Senses

проща́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • absolve (transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
  • excuse (transitive) To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.
  • overlook To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.

absolve — full definition

  1. verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
  2. verb To formally forgive someone of their sins.

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