4give

English

Verb

4give (third-person singular simple present 4gives, present participle 4giving, simple past 4gave, past participle 4given)

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Forgive.
   • 1997 February 6, Con Mihtatidis, “2PAC”, in rec.music.hip-hop (Usenet):

     i hope 2pac 4gives me

   • 1999 August 3, MICHAEL FIRTH, “Sandra in Me And The Mob!!!!!!”, in alt.fan.sandra-bullock (Usenet):

     hi lashana, thanx 4 4giving , erm i just wanted to say it wasnt me who put about pam anderson it was my best bud(mark, but you dont need to know that,sorry), he doesnt like pam anderson 4 some reason...

   • 2001 April 7, The Beast, “Hi Happy”, in freeserve.chat (Usenet):

     Well i hope he 4gives u.

   • 2006 September 30, 215785, “I'm feeling suicidal, but I really want to avoid the hospital. What can I do?”, in yhanswers (Usenet):

     n besides he called his ex hot n i 4gave him widout him evn apologzing

   • 2012, Jessica Burkhart, Masquerade, Aladdin M!X, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division, →ISBN, →LCCN, pages 159–160:

     I’ll 4give u & 4get all abt the msg.

   • 2015, Cheris Hodges, I Heard A Rumor, Dafina, Kensington Publishing:

     Turnabout is fair play, he thought as he typed, I’ve 4given Chante and she’s 4given me.