German VERB B1 Rank 7201

nachsehen

to look up / check / forgive

nachsehen – sah nach – hat nachgesehen

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry nachsehen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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nachsehen vs vergeben

to assign / to forgive / to miss

Both words can express that you no longer hold someone’s mistake against them. Vergeben suggests complete forgiveness, while jemandem etwas nachsehen often refers to tolerantly overlooking a minor mistake. For a serious offense, vergeben is more appropriate; for a small mishap, nachsehen is often the better choice.

Visual example for vergeben
nachsehen

Ich sehe dir den kleinen Fehler bei der Präsentation nach.

I forgive you for the small mistake you made during the presentation.

vergeben

Nach seiner ehrlichen Entschuldigung konnte ich ihm den schweren Fehler vergeben.

After his sincere apology, I was able to forgive him for the serious mistake.

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