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   pardon

   /ˈpɑːdn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offence: "he obtained pardon for his sins" Similar forgivenessabsolutionremissionclemencymercylenienceleniencycondonationhistorical:indulgence
   • ▪ a cancellation of the legal consequences of an offence or conviction: "he offered a full pardon to five convicted men" Similar reprievefree pardongeneral pardonamnestyexonerationexculpationreleaseacquittaldischargerare:oblivion
   • ▪ an indulgence, as widely sold in medieval Europe.

   verb

   • 1. forgive or excuse (a person, error, or offence): "I know Catherine will pardon me" Similar forgiveabsolvehave mercy onbe merciful todeal leniently withexcusecondoneoverlookrare:remitOpposite blame
   • ▪ release (an offender) from the legal consequences of an offence or conviction, and often implicitly from blame: "he was pardoned for his treason" Similar exonerateacquitamnestyexculpatelet offgrant a pardon toreprievereleasefreespareOpposite punish
   • ▪ used to indicate that someone is justified in doing or thinking a particular thing given the circumstances: "one can be pardoned the suspicion that some of his errors were deliberate"

   exclamation

   • 1. a request to a speaker to repeat something because one did not hear or understand it: "‘Pardon?’ I said, cupping a hand to my ear"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French pardun (noun), pardoner (verb), from medieval Latin perdonare ‘concede, remit’, from per- ‘completely’ + donare ‘give’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPARDON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     PARDON meaning: 1. to forgive someone for something they...

   • Pardon in Japanese

     PARDON translate: ～を赦（しゃ）免する, 赦（しゃ）免, 恩赦, 赦免（しゃめん）する,...

   • Znaczenie Pardon, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     PARDON definicja: 1. to forgive someone for something they...

   • Pardon: Arabic Translation

     PARDON translate: يَصفَح / يَعفو, عَفو. Learn more in the...

   • Pardon: Korean Translation

     PARDON translate: 사면하다, 사면. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Pardon: Portuguese Translation

     PARDON translate: perdoar, anistiar, perdão, perdão!,...

   • Pardon: Thai Translation

     pardon translate: ยกโทษ, อภัยโทษ, การยกโทษให้, การอภัยโทษ,...

   • Pardon: German Translation

     pardon - translate into German with the English-German...

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   pardon. If you belch, interrupt a conversation, or leave the table during dinner, you’re expected to say “ Pardon me.”. Once you’ve requested your companions’ pardon, or forgiveness, you can assume you have it; you don’t need to wait for their response.

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8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpardon verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   used to show that you are upset or offended by the way that somebody has spoken to you. ‘Oh, just shut up!’ ‘Well, pardon me for breathing!’. See pardon in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: pardon. Definition of pardon verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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