pardon

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English pardonen, from Old French pardoner (modern French pardonner), from Late Latin perdōnāre, from per- + dōnāre, possibly a calque (if not vice-versa) of a Germanic word represented by Frankish *firgeban (“to forgive, give up completely”), from *fir- + *geban. Akin to Old High German fargeban, firgeban (“to forgive”), Old English forġiefan (“to forgive”). More at forgive. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɑːdn̩/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈpɑɹdn̩/, [ˈpʰɑ˞dn̩] (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈpaːdɘn/, [ˈpʰäːɾɘn] Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)dən Hyphenation: par‧don === Noun === pardon (countable and uncountable, plural pardons) Forgiveness for an offence. Synonym: clemency (law) An order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future punishment, or (in some jurisdictions) removes an offence from a person's criminal record, as if it had never been committed. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === pardon (third-person singular simple present pardons, present participle pardoning, simple past and past participle pardoned) (transitive) To forgive (a person). Synonym: amnesty (transitive) To refrain from exacting as a penalty. (transitive, law) To grant an official pardon for a crime. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Interjection === pardon? Often used when someone does not understand what another person says. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:say again ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Padron == Czech == === Alternative forms === pardón === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpardon] === Interjection === pardon sorry, I'm sorry, I beg your pardon, I apologize Synonyms: omlouvám se, promiňte, promiň, sorry, soráč === Further reading === “pardon”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “pardon”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pardon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɑrˈdɔn/ Hyphenation: par‧don Rhymes: -ɔn === Interjection === pardon I'm sorry, pardon ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: pardon, bardon → Saramaccan: padón === Noun === pardon n (plural pardons, no diminutive) (law) pardon, clemency ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: pardon, bardon == French == === Etymology === Deverbal from pardonner. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paʁ.dɔ̃/ === Interjection === pardon excuse me sorry ==== Descendants ==== === Noun === pardon m (plural pardons) pardon, forgiveness ==== Derived terms ==== demander pardon Grand Pardon ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “pardon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === pondra == Hungarian == === Etymology === From French pardon, primarily via German Pardon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpɒrdon] Hyphenation: par‧don Rhymes: -on === Interjection === pardon pardon!, pardon me!, excuse me!, I beg your pardon!, sorry! Synonym: bocsánat === Noun === pardon (dated, law) pardon Synonym: kegyelem ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === pardon in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pardon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpar.dɔn/, /parˈdɔw̃/ Rhymes: -ardɔn, -ɔw̃ Syllabification: par‧don === Noun === pardon m inan (dated) pardon, forgiveness Synonyms: przebaczenie, wybaczenie ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Interjection === pardon (colloquial) sorry, excuse me, I beg your pardon Synonym: przepraszam === Further reading === “pardon”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[7] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “pardon”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[8] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pardon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /parˈdon/ === Interjection === pardon pardon!, pardon me!, excuse me!, I beg your pardon!, sorry! === Noun === pardon n (uncountable) (dated) pardon, pardoning, forgiveness, excuse ==== Synonyms ==== iertare, scuză ==== See also ==== poftim == Swedish == === Noun === pardon c (usually negated) mercy utan pardon ― without mercy ==== Synonyms ==== nåd === References === “pardon”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “pardon”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “pardon”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === pandor == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish پاردون (pardon), from French pardon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpaɾ.don/ === Interjection === pardon pardon!, pardon me!, excuse me!, I beg your pardon!, sorry!