SB COULD / MIGHT BE FORGIVEN FOR DOING STH

Meaning of SB COULD / MIGHT BE FORGIVEN FOR DOING STH in English

used to say that it is easy to understand why sb does or thinks sth, although they are wrong :

Looking at the crowds out shopping, you could be forgiven for thinking that everyone has plenty of money.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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DOING
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SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
DOING — THAT WAS YOUR ~: ta vu es culpabil, pri to vu es responsabil
English interlingue dictionary
DOING — buhat
English-Visayan vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOING — noun Date: 14th century the act of performing or executing ; action , 2. plural things that are done or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COULD — see: can Etymology: Middle English couthe, coude, from Old English cūthe; akin to Old High German konda ~ Date: 13th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MIGHT — I. ˈmīt, usu -īd.+V ( archaic second singular might·est -īd.ə̇st ; or mightst -ītst) Etymology: Middle English mighte, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
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STH — abbreviation south
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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DOING — noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of don to do — more at do 1. a. : …
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COULD — or archaic 2d sing couldst Etymology: alteration (influenced by should and would ) of Middle English coude, couthe, from Old …
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FORGIVEN — (p. p.) of Forgive
Английский словарь Webster
DOING — (n.) Anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the plural, conduct; behavior. See Do.
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DOING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Do
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COULD — (imp.) Was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. Used as an auxiliary, in the past tense or …
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COULD — (imp.) of Can
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FORGIVEN — ( p. p. ) of Forgive
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Do
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOING — ( n. ) Anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the plural, conduct; behavior. See Do.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MIGHT — might 1 /muyt/ , auxiliary v. 1. pt. of may 1 . 2. (used to express possibility): They might be …
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DOING — /dooh"ing/ , n. 1. action; performance; execution: Your misfortune is not of my doing. 2. doings , deeds; proceedings; happenings; …
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COULD — /kood/ ; unstressed /keuhd/ , v. 1. a pt. of can 1 . auxiliary verb. 2. (used to express possibility): …
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FORGIVEN — adj. pardoned; granted clemency; released from a debt or liability
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOING — n. act, deed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MIGHT — I. ˈmīt verbal auxiliary, past of may Etymology: Middle English, from Old English meahte, mihte; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
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DOING — noun Date: 14th century 1. : the act of performing or executing : action that will take a great deal …
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COULD — verbal auxiliary, past of can Etymology: Middle English couthe, coude, from Old English cūthe; akin to Old High German konda …
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MIGHT — imp. of may. 2. might ·impf of may. 3. might ·v force or power of any kind, whether of body …
Webster English vocab
FORGIVEN — p.p. of forgive.
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DOING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of do. 2. doing ·noun anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the …
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COULD — impf of can. 2. could ·impf was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. used as an auxiliary, …
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DOING — ■ noun 1》 (also ~s ) the activities in which someone engages. 2》 activity or effort: it would take some …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
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SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MIGHT — [might] [ME, fr. OE meahte, mihte; akin to OHG mahta, mohta could] past of may (bef. 12c)--used in auxiliary function …
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COULD — [could] [ME couthe, coude, fr. OE cuthe; akin to OHG konda could] past of can--used in auxiliary function in the …
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MIGHT — might BrE AmE maɪt
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOING — doing BrE AmE ˈdu ː ‿ɪŋ ▷ doing|s z
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COULD — could strong form BrE AmE kʊd , occasional weak form kəd
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MIGHT — / maɪt; NAmE / modal verb , noun ■ modal verb ( negative might not , short form mightn't / …
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DOING — / ˈduːɪŋ; NAmE / noun [ C , usually pl. , U ] a thing done or caused by sb …
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COULD — / kəd; NAmE ; strong form kʊd/ modal verb ( negative could not , short form couldn't / ˈkʊdnt; NAmE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MIGHT — I. might 1 S1 W1 /maɪt/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form mightn’t ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOING — do ‧ ing /ˈduːɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: verb : ↑ do , ↑ outdo , ↑ overdo …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COULD — could S1 W1 /kəd; strong kʊd/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form couldn’t ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MIGHT — n. 1 great bodily or mental strength. 2 power to enforce one's will (usu. in contrast with right). øwith all …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MIGHT — past of MAY, used esp.: 1 in reported speech, expressing possibility (said he might come) or permission (asked if I …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOING — n. 1 a an action; the performance of a deed (famous for his doings; it was my doing). b activity, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MIGHT — n. 1 great bodily or mental strength. 2 power to enforce one's will (usu. in contrast with right). with all …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MIGHT — past of MAY, used esp.: 1 in reported speech, expressing possibility (said he might come) or permission (asked if I …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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