pardon someone
1Pardon me for breathing! — Pardon me for breathing/living! informal something that you say when you are angry with someone because they are always criticizing you or getting annoyed with you. If you re just going to get in my way, James, can you leave the kitchen? Oh,… …
2Pardon me for living! — Pardon me for breathing/living! informal something that you say when you are angry with someone because they are always criticizing you or getting annoyed with you. If you re just going to get in my way, James, can you leave the kitchen? Oh,… …
3pardon — 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… …
4pardon — 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… …
5pardon — 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 …
6pardon — [[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… …
7Pardon — For the Breton religious festivals, see Pardon (ceremony). Clemency redirects here. For the town, see Clemency, Luxembourg …
8pardon — 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… …
9pardon — [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… …
10pardon 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… …