forgive for

forgive (someone) for (something)

To absolve or pardon someone for a misdeed or slight. I don't think she'll ever be able to forgive Jack for cheating on her. Please forgive me, I have the worst memory—what's your name again?
See also: forgive
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

forgive someone for something

to pardon someone for something. Please forgive me for being late. He never forgave himself for harming her.
See also: forgive
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • forgive (someone) for (something)
  • forgive and forget
  • become reconciled with (someone or something)
  • reconcile
  • reconcile with
  • reconcile with (someone or something)
  • pardon (one) for (something)
  • pardon for
  • find it in heart
  • find it in one's heart
References in periodicals archive
Tibbits reveals the clinically proven steps and tools every person needs to uncover their grievance story, eliminate the unresolved anger that they can and can't see--and forgive for good.
Forgive to Live
In Forgive for Good: A Proven Prescription for Health and Happiness, psychologist Fred Luskin writes, "In careful scientific studies, forgiveness training has been shown to reduce depression, increase hopefulness, decrease anger, improve spiritual connection, [and] increase emotional self confidence" Research also shows that people who are more forgiving report fewer health and mental problems, and fewer physical symptoms of stress.
If your own well-being--your physical, emotional, and mental health--is not enough, if your life and your future are not enough, then perhaps you will forgive for the benefit of those you love, the family that is precious to you.
Why we forgive: by letting go of past hurts, we can heal not only ourselves, but our families, our communities, and our world
Y Nicht so schwer wie Hamburg oder Dresden Father forgive The men's hands grasp in friendship, not in war And the Englishman knows The boy in the field would be proud of his son And the men pray together Father forgive And 70 years on, still the bigots And the bigots who call them bigots Continue to fight it out And another boy, a refugee, sees his city burn Father forgive For my city, Coventry, and in memory of my father Ernie Rafferty, 1930-2001.
Poets' corner
Although one cannot forgive on behalf of someone else, one can forgive for the way he or she was injured (Smedes, 1996).
An analysis of a sample of the general population's understanding of forgiveness: implications for mental health counselors
Do significant demographic differences exist on the FAQ in terms of perceived willingness to forgive for
How Do People Conceptualize and Use Forgiveness? The Forgiveness Attitudes Questionnaire