pardon
🇺🇸
/ˈpɑːrdn/
🇬🇧
/ˈpɑːdn/
interjection
R
Used to ask someone to repeat what they said because you didn't hear or understand it.
I didn't catch that. Pardon? Could you say it again?
R
Used to say sorry when you accidentally do something wrong.
Oh, pardon! I didn't mean to bump into you.
noun
R
An official decision to not punish someone for a crime.
The president granted a pardon to the prisoner.
R
Forgiving someone for something they did wrong.
He begged for her pardon after telling a lie.
verb
R
To officially free someone from punishment for a crime.
The governor decided to pardon the inmate.
R
To forgive someone for something they said or did.
Please pardon my interruption, but I have a question.
translation
Used to ask someone to repeat what they said because you didn't hear or understand it.; Used to say sorry when you accidentally do something wrong.
An official decision to not punish someone for a crime.; Forgiving someone for something they did wrong.
To officially free someone from punishment for a crime.; To forgive someone for something they said or did.
Word Forms
3rd Present
pardons
Progressive
pardoning
Past
pardoned
Perfect
pardoned
Plural
pardons