pardon me

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Translations
عَفواً، العَفْو
promiňteže
hvadbehager?
Verzeihung
afsakaîu
unnskyld...
prepáčte, že
affedersinizbağışlayın
对不起

pardon

(ˈpaːdn) verb
1. to forgive. Pardon my asking, but can you help me?
2. to free (from prison, punishment etc). The king pardoned the prisoners.
noun
1. forgiveness. He prayed for pardon for his wickedness.
2. a (document) freeing from prison or punishment. He was granted a pardon.
interjection
used to indicate that one has not heard properly what was said. Pardon? Could you repeat that last sentence?
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.
I beg your pardon
I'm sorry. I beg your pardon – what did you say? I wasn't listening.
pardon me interjection
expressing a polite apology, especially for not agreeing with someone. Pardon me for interrupting you.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
References in classic literature
"Pardon me, madame, for having by a trick unworthy of a gentleman provoked your anger; and I, in exchange, pardon you the murder of my poor love and your cruel vengeance against me.
"Oh, pardon me, pardon me!" he murmured; "if not in the name of God, at least in your own name; if not as priest, then as son."
"Pardon me the last time, my affianced Raoul!" said she.
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