pardon
Meaning of pardon
noun
- the action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offence.
he obtained pardon for his sins
- forgive or excuse (a person, error, or offence).
I know Catherine will pardon me
- a request to a speaker to repeat something because one did not hear or understand it.
‘Pardon?’ I said, cupping a hand to my ear
Middle English: from Old French pardun (noun), pardoner (verb), from medieval Latin perdonare ‘concede, remit’, from per- ‘completely’ + donare ‘give’.
Information about pardon
- The plural form of pardon is: pardons.
- Languages in which pardon is used:
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Hyphenation of pardon
par-don
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- pardon is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
pardon synonyms
Meaning forgiveness:
Meaning amnesty:
Meaning excuse:
Meaning formal release from guilt, obligation, or punishment:
Meaning the cancellation of a debt, charge, or penalty:
Meaning mercy; lenience:
Meaning compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm:
Meaning the fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected; clemency:
Meaning the action or fact of indulging:
Meaning stop feeling angry or resentful towards (someone) for an offence, flaw, or mistake:
Meaning declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment:
Meaning accept (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive):
Meaning ignore or disregard (something, especially a fault or offence):
Meaning forgive (a sin):
Meaning asking for information specifying something:
Meaning used to represent a sound made in speech, especially one used to express inquiry, surprise, or to elicit agreement:
Meaning feeling sad or distressed through sympathy with someone else's misfortune:
pardon antonyms
Meaning feel or declare that (someone or something) is responsible for a fault or wrong:
Translation of pardon
- Spanish: perdonar, disculpar, perdón, indulto, gracia
- French: pardonner, excuser, comment, hein, pardon, grâce, amnistie
- Italian: perdonare, prego, scusi, grazia
- Portuguese: escusar, perdão
- German: vergeben, verzeihen, bitte, Begnadigung
Anagrams of pardon
Words that rhyme with pardon
Cardon, Chardon, Reardon, Vardon, apardon, bombardon, cardon, gardon, jardon, lardon, penitardon, prepardon, unpardon, Lycoperdon, Verdon, guerdon, lycoperdon, reguerdon, Bordon, Gordon, Jordon, Onopordon, acrochordon, cordon, manichordon, onopordon, tetrachordon, Gurdon, Purdon, bourdon, burdon, fauxbourdon, purdon, subbourdon
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