Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "gafara" shine a daina jin haushi ko fushi ga wani don wani laifi, kuskure, ko kuskure, da soke duk wani jin ramuwa ko hukunci. Ya ƙunshi barin barin motsin rai da zabar sakin wani daga alhakin ayyukansa. Hakanan afuwa na iya haɗawa da maido da dangantaka zuwa yanayin aminci da sulhu, kodayake wannan ba koyaushe bane dole ko mai yiwuwa.
- Forgive me, my lord...
Will you forgive me for my rudeness?
l know you will forgive me, my lords.
- to forgive your father.
Forgive me, it's been
Forgive me, Khaleesi.