pardon

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈpɑrdən/

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Interjection

Interjection pardon

1. You use pardon to show that you didn't hear or understand someone.

   "Could you close the door, please?" "Pardon!" "Close the door, please."

2. You use pardon when you have made a rude sound like a burp.

Synonyms

• sorry

Verb

Plain form pardon

Third-person singular pardons

Past tense pardoned

Past participle pardoned

Present participle pardoning

1. If a government pardons somebody who is guilty of a crime, it allows them to live as though they had not committed the crime.

   The Ethiopian government has pardoned twenty five prisoners who were found guilty in connection to the unrest that rocked the nation.

2. When you pardon someone, you forgive them.

   I hope he'll pardon me for what I did to him.

Synonyms

• excuse
• forgive

Related words

• pardonable
• unpardonable

Noun

Singular pardon

Plural pardons

1. You say pardon me or I beg your pardon when you didn't hear someone, when you accidentally touch someone, when you want someone's attention, or when you'd like someone to move.
2. (countable) A pardon is given when someone is forgiven.

   The soldier was given a pardon for all the acts he had committed while fighting in the war.