to pardon
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3.0
- verb
- /ˈpɑrdən/
:
perdonar
- "The young virtuoso replied, "Pardon me, madam, but I did not quite understand what you said.
- pardon the pun
To me, that's such a, pardon the pun, cry for help.
- To me, that's such a, pardon the pun, cry for help.
- So you'll have to pardon the noise around me.
- God knows, if you'll pardon the phrasing, what that means.
- Yes, if you'll pardon the expression I have.
- If God can be angry and punish and care and pardon, why are things the way they are?
- Any parent with any sense of anything is going to pardon their child.
- And you really brought it back, pardon the pun.
- So forgiveness is not pardoning someone's behavior.
- So one of five sources, Pardon me.
Examples
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Please pardon the use of the first person; this is about personal experiences and beliefs.
Academic text (2015) -
Well, first of all, pardon my cultural ignorance.
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Any parent with any sense of anything is going to pardon their child.
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If God can be angry and punish and care and pardon, why are things the way they are?
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Pardon me for the inconvenience.
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But you won't talk to him... if he's convicted, will you pardon him?
Fiction book (1995) -
Before long, Bourne was on his knees asking Cox and the others to pray for him and pardon his "former errors."
Academic text (2018) -
The teacher decided to pardon the student's late assignment because of the family emergency.
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After realizing his mistake, he quickly asked to pardon his thoughtless comment.
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In that moment of kindness, she chose to pardon his rude behavior during the meeting.
Synonyms
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1.4
To stop feeling angry at someone or yourself for a mistake
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2.2
Forgive a fault or bad behaviour
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
An official act that forgives someone for a crime and ends their legal punishments
How Forgiving
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pardon comes from Latin perdonare, meaning 'give completely', and shares the same idea as donate, a word about giving. A helpful way to remember is to think of pardoning a small fault as 'giving' forgiveness and accepting someone's excuse.