to beg sb's pardon

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• beg somebody's pardon — beg sb s ˈpardon idiom (formal, especially BrE) to ask sb to forgive you for sth you have said or done • He returned to beg her pardon for his sudden outburst. Main entry: ↑begidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• beg someone's pardon — express polite apology I beg your pardon for intruding …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 — 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 — I n. 1) to grant a pardon 2) to beg smb. s pardon 3) a full pardon II v. (D; tr.) to pardon smb. for * * * [ pɑːdn] (D;tr.) to pardon smb. for a full pardon to beg smb. s pardon to grant a pardon …   Combinatory dictionary

• beg your pardon — ◇ The phrase I beg your pardon is used in polite speech to apologize when you have done something impolite or when you have made a mistake. I beg your pardon. [=sorry, excuse me] I didn t mean to bump into you like that. I beg your pardon. You re …   Useful english dictionary

• beg — [beg] v past tense and past participle begged present participle begging ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ask)¦ 2¦(money/food)¦ 3¦(animal)¦ 4 I beg your pardon 5 I beg to differ 6 beg the question 7 be going begging 8 beg, borrow, or steal ▬▬▬▬▬ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• beg — [ beg ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to ask for help, an opportunity, etc. in a way that shows you want it very much: Don t go! he begged. beg someone (not) to do something: She had written a letter begging him to come back. We begged… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Pardon — Par don (p[aum]r d n), n. [F., fr. pardonner to pardon. See {Pardon}, v. t.] 1. The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or of an offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment; absolution. [1913 Webster] Pardon, my lord, for …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Beg — Beg, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Begged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Begging}.] [OE. beggen, perh. fr. AS. bedecian (akin to Goth. bedagwa beggar), biddan to ask. (Cf. {Bid}, v. t.); or cf. beghard, beguin.] 1. To ask earnestly for; to entreat or supplicate for;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• beg — [beg] verb [I/T] 1) to ask for something in a way that shows you want it very much She had written a letter begging him to come back.[/ex] We begged her for another chance.[/ex] ‘Don t go! he begged.[/ex] 2) to ask people for money or food… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English