pardon

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Forgiveness for an offence.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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

1. (transitive) To forgive (a person).
2. (transitive) To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
3. (transitive) To grant an official pardon for a crime.

Intj

Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.

Synonyms

forgive

excuse

forgiveness

amnesty

absolution

remission

condone

remit

mercy

reprieve

absolve

apology

clemency

release

free pardon

overlook

forgiving

apologize

justify

grace

exculpate

condonation

spare

permission

acquittal

beg your pardon

indulgence

lenient

let off

make an apology

dismiss

excuse me

excusing

pity

tolerate

ask for pardon

forbearance

untie

what

excuse oneself

exonerate

grant forgiveness

have mercy

forgive and forget

say what

ask for forgiveness

condome

grant respite

’scuse

I didn't catch ya'

Translations

pardon

pardonner

verzeihen

perdonar

perdonare

perdón

excuser

vergeven

perdoar

Begnadigung

vergeben

perdono

grâce

indulto

perdão

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɑːdn̩/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: pardonen

Cognate with French: pardonner

Cognate with Frankish: *firgeban

Cognate with Old High German: fargeban

Cognate with Old English: forġiefan

In summary

From Middle English pardonen, from Old French pardoner (modern French pardonner), from Late Latin perdonare, from per- + donare, possibly a calque (if not vice-versa) of a Germanic word represented by Frankish *firgeban (“to forgive, give up completely”), from *fir- + *geban. Akin to Old High German fargeban, firgeban (“to forgive”), Old English forġiefan (“to forgive”). More at forgive.

Sentences

Oh , I beg your pardon !