par·don (pär dn)tr.v. par·doned, par·don·ing, par·dons 1. To release (a person) from punishment; exempt from penalty: a convicted criminal who was pardoned by the governor. 2. To let (an offense) pass without punishment. 3. To make courteous allowance for; excuse: Pardon me, I'm in a hurry. See Synonyms at forgive. n. 1. The act of pardoning. 2. Law a. Exemption of a convicted person from the penalties of an offense or crime by the power of the executor of the laws. b. An official document or warrant declaring such an exemption. 3. Allowance or forgiveness for an offense or a discourtesy: begged the host's pardon for leaving early. 4. Roman Catholic Church An indulgence. [Middle English pardonen, from Old French pardoner, from Vulgar Latin *perd  n re, to give wholeheartedly : Latin per-, intensive pref.; see per- + Latin dnre, to present, forgive (from dnum, gift; see d- in Indo-European roots).]par don·a·ble adj.par don·a·ble·ness n.par don·a·bly adv. |
pardon
Verb
to forgive or excuse (a person) for (an offence, mistake etc): I hope you'll pardon the wait, to pardon someone
Noun
1. forgiveness
2. official release from punishment for a crime
interj
Also: (pardon me (I beg your pardon)
a. ) sorry; excuse me
b. what did you say? [Medieval Latin perdonare to forgive freely]
pardonable adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  pardon - the act of excusing a mistake or offensecondonation - a pardon by treating the offender as if the offense had not occurred exculpation - the act of freeing from guilt or blame |
| 2. | pardon - a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense warrant - a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 3. | pardon - the formal act of liberating someone mercy, clemency, mercifulness - leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| Verb | 1. | pardon - accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands" forgive - stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday" |
| 2. | pardon - grant a pardon to; "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" forgive - stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday" amnesty - grant a pardon to (a group of people) |
pardon
verb 1. acquit, free, release, liberate, reprieve, remit, amnesty, let off (informal) exonerate, absolve, exculpate << OPPOSITE punish
noun 3. acquittal, release, discharge, amnesty, reprieve, remission, exoneration << OPPOSITE punishment pardon me forgive me, excuse me
Translations
pardon [ˈpɑːdn] n → pardon m;
(Law) → grâce f
vt → pardonner à;
(Law) → gracier;
pardon! → pardon!;
pardon me! (after burping etc) → excusez-moi!;
(I beg your) pardon? (US);
pardon me? (= what did you say?) → pardon?
pardon [ˈpɑːdn] n (Law) → Begnadigung f
(Law) → begnadigen;
(I beg your) pardon?, pardon me? (US) (= what did you say?); bitte?
pardon [ˈpɑːdn] n → perdono; grazia
vt → perdonare;
(LAW) → graziare;
pardon! → scusi!;
pardon me! → mi scusi!;
I beg your pardon! → scusi!;
(I beg your) pardon? (US);
pardon me? → prego?
v pardon [ˈpaːdn]
1 to forgive Pardon my asking, but can you help me? verskoon يَعْفي، يَعْذُر ، يُسامِح прощавам prominout undskylde; tilgive verzeihen συγχωρώ perdonar, disculpar andestama بخشیدن antaa anteeksi pardonner סְלִיחָה माफ करना oprostiti,ispričati megbocsát memaafkan afsaka, fyrirgefa scusare 大目に見る 용서하다 atleisti, dovanoti piedot, atvainot maaf vergeven, verontschuldigen unnskylde, tilgi wybaczyć, przepraszać perdoar a scuza прощать, извинять prepáčiť oprostiti oprostiti förlåta, ursäkta ยกโทษ affetmek, bağışlamak 原諒 прощати, вибачати معاف کرنا xin lỗi 原谅
2 to free (from prison, punishment etc) The king pardoned the prisoners. vergeef يُعْفي من عُقوبه، يُطلِق سَراح помилвам udělit milost benåde begnadigen δίνω χάρη indultar armu andma عفو کردن armahtaa gracier חֲנִינָה मुक्त करना pomilovati megkegyelmez (vkinek) membebaskan náða (concedere la grazia a) 赦免する 사면하다 paleisti, atleisti, dovanoti bausmę apžēlot memberi pengampunan gratie verlenen benåde przebaczyć perdoar a graţia помиловать omilostiť pomilostiti pomilovati benåda อภัยโทษ affetmek 赦免 помилувати; залишити без покарання آزاد کرنا tha 赦免
n
1 forgiveness He prayed for pardon for his wickedness. vergifnis عَفْو، سَماح، إطلاق سَراح прошка odpuštění tilgivelse die Verzeihung συγχώρεση perdón andestus بخشش anteeksianto pardon? מְחִילָה क्षमा praštati bocsánat pengampunan fyrirgefning perdono 許し 용서 atleidimas apžēlošana, piedošana kemaafan vergiffenis tilgivelse, forlatelse przebaczenie perdão iertare извинение, прощение odpustenie odpuščanje oprost förlåtelse การยกโทษให้ af(fetme), bağışlama 寬恕 прощення; вибачення معافي sự tha thứ 宽恕
2 a (document) freeing from prison or punishment He was granted a pardon. kwytskelding عَفْو амнистия amnestie benådning die Begnadigung χάρη indulto armuandmine, armuandmiskiri سند بخشودگی armahdus grâce, amnistie חֲנִינָה क्षमादान pomilovanje kegyelem surat pengampunan náðunarbréf grazia 赦免 사면(장) bausmės dovanojimas amnestija, apžēlošana pengampunan kwijtschelding benådning amnestia, ułaskawienie perdão graţiere, amnistie помилование; амнистия amnestia pomilostitev pomilovanje benådning การอภัยโทษ afname, af emri 赦罪 помилування; амністія معافي نامہ lệnh tha 赦罪
interj
used to indicate that one has not heard properly what was said Pardon? Could you repeat that last sentence? verskoon my عَفْواً، العَفْو моля? prosím? undskyld? wie bitte? πώς είπατε; (επιφ.) ¡perdón!, ¿cómo? kuidas palun? ببخشید؛ چی فرمودید anteeksi kuinka pardon? סְלִיחָה माफ करें oprostite nisam dobro čuo tessék? maaf afsakaðu? ha? (prego?) もう一度言って下さい 죄송합니다만, 미안합니다만 atsiprašau! dovanokite! kā, lūdzu? maaf wat zegt u? hva behager? Słucham? desculpe Pardon?, Poftim? простите prosím? Kako, prosim? pardon förlåt?, hursa? ขอโทษ Efendim!; Affedersiniz!; Pardon 原諒 вибачте صیغۂ تعجب کے طور پر xin lỗi 原谅
beg someone's pardon
to say one is sorry (usually for having offended someone else etc) I've come to beg (your) pardon for being so rude this morning. verskoning vra يَطلُب العَفْو съжалявам omluvit se undskylde; bede om tilgivelse jemanden um Verzeihung bitten ζητώ συγγνώμη pedir perdón/disculpas a alguien andeks paluma عذرخواهی pyytää anteeksi demander pardon à מְחִילָה खेद जताना oprostiti bocsánatot kér minta maaf kepada biðjast fyrirgefningar/afsökunar chiedere perdono/scusa a qualcuno 謝まる 사과의 말을 하다 atsiprašyti lūgt piedošanu meminta maaf zich verontschuldigen be om unnskyldning/forlatelse prosić o wybaczenie pedir desculpa a cere scuze просить прощения у кого-л. ospravedlniť sa prositi za odpuščanje moliti za oprost be om ursäkt ขออภัย özür dilemek 對不起 вибачатися; перепрошувати معافي مانگنا xin lỗi ai 对不起
I beg your pardon
I'm sorry I beg your pardon – what did you say? I wasn't listening. jammer, verskoon my مُتأسِّف съжалявам promiňte; prosím? undskyld?; hvad siger du? wie bitte? πώς είπατε, παρακαλώ; perdón, perdone, disculpe vabandage ببخشید anteeksi je vous demande pardon סְלִיחָה कृपया मुझे माफ कीजिए, कृपया मेरे रास्ते से हट जाइये क्योंकि मैं जाना चाहता हूं oprostite nisam dobro čuo,molim? elnézést kérek ... maaf afsakaðu, fyrirgefðu (scusa/scusi) 失礼 실례이지만, 죄송하지만 atsiprašau kā, lūdzu? saya minta maaf neemt u mij niet kwalijk om forlatelse, unnskyld przepraszam peço desculpa scuzaţi(-mă) прошу прощения;повторите, пожалуйста; простите, не расслышал prepáčte; prosím? oprostite Molim jag ber om ursäkt ขอโทษ Affedersiniz; Anlayamadım; Pardon 請原諒 вибачте مجھے افسوس ہے xin lỗi 请原谅
interj pardon me
expressing a polite apology, especially for not agreeing with someone Pardon me for interrupting you. verskoon my عَفواً، العَفْو извинете promiňte, že undskyld?; hvadbehager? Verzeihung με συγχωρείτε ¡perdón!, Vd. perdone vabandage مرا ببخشید که anteeksi excusez-moi סְלִיחָה मुझे क्षमा करें oprostite što smetam Bocsánat ... maaf afsakaðu (scusa/scusi/scusate) すみません 죄송합니다, 미안합니다 atleiskite, dovanokite atvainojiet!; piedodiet! maafkan saya neemt u mij niet kwalijk unnskyld, (men...) przepraszam desculpe scuzaţi(-mă) извините меня prepáčte, že opravičujem se oprostite ursäkta mig ขอโทษ affedersiniz, bağışlayın 對不起 вибачте, перепрошую مجھے معاف کرديں xin lỗi 对不起
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