adjective · rare

forgivable

forgivable · more forgivable · most forgivable

простительный

verzeihlich

Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgivenessAble to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.

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US/fɔɹɡˈɪvəbəl/

» For me, as a city dweller, it's forgivable.

Мне, как городскому жителю, это простительно.

Meaning

2 senses

Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.
verzeihlich
прости́тельныйprostítelʹnyj
easily excused or forgiven
(not comparable)Of a loan, or a portion of it: such that repayment may be deferred for a period, or canceled, by the lender, if the borrower meets certain obligations.

Examples

4 sentences

For me, as a city dweller, it's forgivable.
ruМне, как городскому жителю, это простительно.
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Your defects are forgivable.
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He's young, so it's forgivable.
ruОн молодой, ему простительно.
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Lying is forgivable when it is done by a doctor trying to give heart to a terminally ill patient.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

able to be forgiven:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

able to be forgiven:

Origin

From forgive + -able. Partially displaced non-native Middle English pardonable (“capable o

From forgive + -able. Partially displaced non-native Middle English pardonable (“capable of being pardoned, forgivable”) from Old French pardonable (“forgivable”).

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