/ˈpɑː.dən/
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Translation
To forgive someone. On its own, "Pardon?" asks a person to say something again.
Word origin
From Old French pardoner, to forgive, from Latin per- and donare meaning to give.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- pardoner
- English cognates
- donate
Grammar
Verb typeregular (pardon, pardons, pardoned)
Examples
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On its own, "Pardon?" is a polite way to ask someone to repeat.
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Here "pardon" means forgive.
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To "pardon" someone can also mean to forgive them and let them go free.
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