Doing sth. With sth. one could may might be forgiven for doing sth. / With all this greenery youd be forgiven for forgetting Somerset has a coastline. / From the outside you might be forgiven for mistaking it for an office block but looks are deceiving. / The organizers can be forgiven for going where the money is. / After reading all that information you may be forgiven for not knowing where to start. Bedeutung