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# pardon

«pardon» in Mova's school dictionary: **A word you say when you did not hear what someone said…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

interjection (pardon? / pardon me); noun (a pardon, pardons); verb (pardon, pardons, pardoned, pardoning)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (polite) A word you say when you did not hear what someone said and want them to repeat it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pardon/#m1)

2) (polite) Pardon me: sorry, or excuse me, after a small accident such as a burp or bumping someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pardon/#m2)

3) An official decision that a person will not be punished for a crime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pardon/#m3)

4) (verb, formal) To forgive someone or free them from punishment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pardon/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life it is a polite word: children in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand are often taught to say «Pardon?» instead of «What?». In history and news, a king, president or governor can pardon a prisoner. Phrases: I beg your pardon, pardon me, pardon my French (said after swearing, joking), grant a pardon.

### examples

- Pardon? I didn't hear the question. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pardon/#x1)
- Pardon me, could I get past? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pardon/#x2)
- I beg your pardon, I think that is my seat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pardon/#x3)
- The king pardoned the thief. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pardon/#x4)
- The prisoner was given a pardon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pardon/#x5)
- Pardon me for asking, but where did you buy that hat? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pardon/#x6)
- «Pardon my French,» said Dad after he swore at the traffic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pardon/#x7)
- Will you please pardon my rudeness? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pardon/#x8)

### note

«I beg your pardon» can be a real apology, a request to repeat, or (said sharply) a sign that someone is offended. Some families think «pardon» is more polite than «what?», others prefer «sorry?» or «excuse me?».

### In the corpora

- [As they leave, Alice hears the King quietly tell everyone «You are all pardoned», and she feels glad.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/10/)
- ["Pardon my French" means "excuse my swearing"; the rude word was English, not French.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/39-pardon-my-french/17/)
- [And the LORD said: 'I have pardoned according to thy word.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.542/)
- [Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.409/)
- [and also for the innocent blood that he shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; and the LORD would not pardon.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.739/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pardon» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pardon/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.