HOW TO PRONOUNCE
pardon
/ˈpɑɹdn̩/
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What does pardon mean?
noun
- Forgiveness for an offence.
- An order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future punishment, or (in some jurisdictions) removes an offence from a person's criminal record, as if it had never been committed.
verb
- To forgive (a person).
More meanings (3)
verb
- To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
- To grant an official pardon for a crime.
interjection
- Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈpɑɹdn̩/
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See this word in context.
O, pardon me, that I descend so low, To show the line and the predicament Wherein you range under this subtle King.
He had returned, during their absence, from a journey to the county town, about a petition for the pardon of some criminal.
More book examples (3)
I begged Sergeant’s Cuff’s pardon, but I am afraid I did it with watery eyes, and not in a very becoming way.
“The dust in the curtains, if you will pardon me for hinting such a thing, has parched my throat to a crisp.”
“Pardon me, sir,” I resumed, “but this liberty is only what every prisoner has of pacing his prison. It cannot suffice us.”