exclamation, noun, verb
exclamation
1 (also pardon me especially in AmE) used to ask sb to repeat sth because you did not hear it or did not understand it:
'You're very quiet today.' 'Pardon?' 'I said you're very quiet today.'
2 (also pardon me) used by some people to say 'sorry' when they have accidentally made a rude noise, or said or done sth wrong
Part of speech: noun
1 (also BrE, law free pardon) [C] an official decision not to punish sb for a crime, or to say that sb is not guilty of a crime:
to ask / grant / receive a pardon * a royal / presidential pardon * (AmE) The Pardon Board has no power to stop execution.
2 [U] (formal) ~ (for sth) the action of forgiving sb for sth:
He asked her pardon for having deceived her.
IDIOMS see BEG
verb (not usually used in the progressive tenses)
1 [VN] to officially allow sb who has been found guilty of a crime to leave prison and/or avoid punishment:
She was pardoned after serving ten years of a life sentence.
2 ~ sb (for sth / for doing sth) to forgive sb for sth they have said or done (used in many expressions when you want to be polite)
SYNEXCUSE:
[VN] Pardon my ignorance, but what is a 'duplex'? * The place was, if you'll pardon the expression, a dump. * (BrE) You could be pardoned for thinking (= it is easy to understand why people think) that education is not the government's priority. * Pardon me for interrupting you. * [VN-ing] Pardon my asking, but is that your husband? [also VNN]
IDIOMS
pardon me (spoken)
1 (especially AmE) used to ask sb to repeat sth because you did not hear it or do not understand it
2 used by some people to say 'sorry' when they have accidentally made a rude noise or done sth wrong
seealsoIBEGYOURPARDON
pardon me for doing sth used to show that you are upset or offended by the way that sb has spoken to you:
'Oh, just shut up!' 'Well, pardon me for breathing!'
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is pardon a noun, verb, or something else?
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