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bağışlamak — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • absolve verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
  • forgive verb To stop feeling angry at someone and let go of blame for what they did.
  • grant verb To give someone permission, a right, or something they have asked for.
  • spare adjective Extra; kept in reserve in case it is needed.

Senses

bağışlamak 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.]
  • absolve (transitive, legal) To pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
  • absolve (transitive, theology) To remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
  • grant (transitive) To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.
  • spare To show mercy, to have mercy on.

absolve — full definition

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

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.

Related Turkish words