# forgiven

Pronunciation: US say "fur-GIV-uhn" /fɚˈɡɪv.ən/; UK say "fuh-GIV-uhn" /fə(ɹ)ˈɡɪv.ən/

## Verb

1. Past participle of forgive. — past participle of forgive
   - Simple: Past participle of forgive. Use this form after has, have, had, or was.
   - _He has forgiven the debt, so the family owes nothing now._
   - _Old grievances can be forgiven once trust is slowly rebuilt._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "forgive" combined with the suffix "-n".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/forgiven (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).