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• pardon — [[t]pɑ͟ː(r)d(ə)n[/t]] pardons, pardoning, pardoned 1) CONVENTION (formulae) You say Pardon? or I beg your pardon? or, in American English, Pardon me? when you want someone to repeat what they have just said because you have not heard or… …   English dictionary

• pardon me for (doing) something — spoken phrase used for saying ‘sorry’ for doing or saying something that you think might offend people Pardon me for interrupting, but there’s a phone call for you. Pardon me for saying so, but isn’t he a little old for her? Thesaurus: ways of… …   Useful english dictionary

• pardon my French — pardon/excuse/my French spoken phrase used for saying you are sorry for swearing Thesaurus: ways of saying you are sorry or regret somethingsynonym Main entry: French * * * pardon my French …   Useful english dictionary

• pardon — par|don1 [ pardn ] verb transitive to officially forgive someone for committing a crime and free them from prison a. to forgive someone for doing or saying something bad or unpleasant: Please pardon the mess in the back room. if you ll pardon the …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Pardon the Interruption — infobox television show name = Pardon the Interruption format = Sports talk and debate runtime = 30 minutes + 3 minutes ( SportsCenter segment) starring = Tony Kornheiser Michael Wilbon Tony Reali country = USA location = Washington, D.C. network …   Wikipedia

• pardon — 1 interjection especially BrE 1 used when you want someone to repeat something because you did not hear it: Pardon, you ll have to talk louder, I can t hear you. | Is it hanging up in your bedroom? Pardon? I said is it in your bedroom? 2 used to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• pardon — I UK [ˈpɑː(r)d(ə)n] / US [ˈpɑrd(ə)n] interjection 1) used for politely asking someone to repeat something you did not hear or did not understand 2) used for saying sorry when you make a rude noise with your body II UK [ˈpɑː(r)d(ə)n] / US… …   English dictionary

• pardon — par|don1 S2 [ˈpa:dn US ˈpa:rdn] interjection also .pardon me 1.) used when you want someone to repeat something because you did not hear it ▪ Hurry up Jonathan! Pardon? I said hurry up! see usage note ↑excuse1 2.) BrE used to say sorry after you… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pardon the expression — (if you’ll) pardon/excuse/the expression spoken phrase used for saying you are sorry for using a slightly offensive word or phrase He was, if you’ll pardon the expression, pissed out of his mind. Thesaurus: ways of saying you are sorry or regret… …   Useful english dictionary

• pardon — [ˈpɑːd(ə)n] interjection I 1) used for politely asking someone to repeat something that you did not hear or did not understand 2) used for saying ‘sorry when you make a rude noise with your body II verb [T] pardon [ˈpɑːd(ə)n] to officially… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• pardon me — 1) used for saying sorry when you do something rude, for example interrupt someone or make a rude noise with your body 2) used for politely disagreeing with what someone has said Pardon me, but those numbers aren t right. 3) mainly American used… …   English dictionary