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1. (n.) pardon
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness for an offense or in tolerance of an inconvenience:
I beg your pardon.
2. pardon
a legal release from the penalty of an offense, as by an official.
3. pardon
a document declaring such release.
4. pardon
forgiveness of an offense or offender.
5. pardon
Obs. a papal indulgence.
6. (v.t.) pardon
to excuse or make courteous allowance for:
Pardon me for interfering.
7. pardon
to release (a person) from liability for an offense.
8. pardon
to remit the penalty of (an offense).
9. (interj.) pardon
(used with rising inflection when asking a speaker to repeat something.)
Etymology: (1250–1300; < OF pardon remission, indulgence, <pardoner < ML perdōnāre to remit, forgive = L per-per - +dōnāre to give (see donate ))
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1. (noun) forgiveness, pardon
the act of excusing a mistake or offense
2. (noun) pardon, amnesty
a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
3. (verb) amnesty, pardon, free pardon
the formal act of liberating someone
4. (verb) excuse, pardon
accept an excuse for
"Please excuse my dirty hands"
5. (verb) pardon
grant a pardon to
"Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"
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1. (verb) pardon
to officially forgive sb and allow them to leave prison
The President pardoned both men.
2. pardon
pardon me
used to politely ask sb to repeat sth you did not hear
Pardon me? I didn't hear your name.
3. pardon
used for asking sb politely to move
Pardon me, could I just get past?
4. pardon
used to apologize for doing sth impolite
Pardon me. Forgive me for interrupting.
5. (noun) pardon
an official statement that allows sb to leave prison
a presidential pardon
6. (interjection) pardon
used to ask sb politely to repeat sth
Pardon? Did you say left or right?
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| Definition of 'Pardon' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Pardon
the act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or of an offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment; absolution
2. (verb) Pardon
an official warrant of remission of penalty
3. (verb) Pardon
the state of being forgiven
4. (verb) Pardon
a release, by a sovereign, or officer having jurisdiction, from the penalties of an offense, being distinguished from amenesty, which is a general obliteration and canceling of a particular line of past offenses
5. (verb) Pardon
to absolve from the consequences of a fault or the punishment of crime; to free from penalty; -- applied to the offender
6. (verb) Pardon
to remit the penalty of; to suffer to pass without punishment; to forgive; -- applied to offenses
7. (verb) Pardon
to refrain from exacting as a penalty
8. (verb) Pardon
to give leave (of departure) to
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Sense: to forgive
Pardon my asking, but can you help me?
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 Afrikaans: verskoon |
 Arabic: يَعْفي، يَعْذُر ، يُسامِح |
 Bulgarian: прощавам |
 Brazilian: perdoar |
 Czech: prominout |
 German: verzeihen |
 Danish: undskylde; tilgive |
 Greek: συγχωρώ |
 Spanish: perdonar, disculpar |
 Estonian: andestama |
 Farsi: بخشیدن |
 Finnish: antaa anteeksi |
 French: pardonner |
 Hebrew: סְלִיחָה |
 Hindi: माफ करना |
 Croatian: oprostiti, ispričati |
 Hungarian: megbocsát |
 Indonesian: memaafkan |
 Icelandic: afsaka, fyrirgefa |
 Italian: scusare |
 Japanese: 大目に見る |
 Korean: 용서하다 |
 Lithuanian: atleisti, dovanoti |
 Latvian: piedot, atvainot |
 Malay: maaf |
 Dutch: vergeven, verontschuldige |
 Norwegian: unnskylde, tilgi |
 Polish: wybaczyć, przepraszać |
 Persian: بخشیدن |
 Pashto: بښل، عفوكول |
 Portuguese: perdoar |
 Romanian: a scuza |
 Russian: прощать, извинять |
 Slovak: prepáčiť |
 Slovenian: oprostiti |
 Serbian: oprostiti |
 Swedish: förlåta, ursäkta |
 Thai: ยกโทษ |
 Turkish: affetmek, bağışlamak |
 Taiwanese: 原諒 |
 Ukrainian: прощати, вибачати |
 Urdu: معاف کرنا |
 Vietnamese: xin lỗi |
 Chinese: 原谅 |
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