pardon
To forgiveTo forgive (a person).
» Please pardon me for coming late.
Пожалуйста, извините за опоздание. — Tonari
Перепрошую за запізнення. — deniko
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3 senses(transitive)To forgive (a person).
(transitive)To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
(transitive)To grant an official pardon for a crime.
begnadigen
ми́ловатьmílovatʹ, поми́ловатьpomílovatʹ
ми́луватиmýluvaty, поми́луватиpomýluvaty
grant a pardon to
Examples
167 sentencesPlease pardon me for coming late.
Перепрошую за запізнення. — deniko
ruПожалуйста, извините за опоздание. — Tonari
I beg your pardon?
Перепрошую? — aandrusiak
ruЧто, простите? — shanghainese
deWie bitte? — Ramses
I beg your pardon.
Перепрошую. — deniko
ruПрошу прощения. — odexed
He asked for my pardon.
Він попросив у мене пробачення. — deniko
ruОн попросил у меня прощенья. — shanghainese
deEr hat mich um Verzeihung gebeten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I was pardoned.
Мене помилували. — deniko
ruЯ был прощён. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English pardonen, from Old French pardoner (modern French pardonner), from LatFrom 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.
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Forms
pardons, pardoning, pardoned, pardonedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B2Intonation — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form