pardon
accept an excuse for
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,127 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,263 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- accept an excuse for also: excuse Please excuse my dirty hands
- grant a pardon to Ford pardoned NixonThe Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President
noun
- the act of excusing a mistake or offense also: forgiveness
- a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense also: amnesty
- the formal act of liberating someone also: amnesty, free pardon
pardon in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Pardon me, that would scarcely be satisfactory.
Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 · Various · Chapter 1
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You will pardon me, sir, I trust, for this intrusion.
Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 · Oliver Bell Bunce · Chapter 1
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To take a lover for love, that one could understand and perhaps pardon.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1
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Some of them obtained the pardon of King William, and settled in that country.
The pirates own book · Charles Ellms · Chapter 1
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The Prince implored and obtained his father’s pardon, and the prison doors were opened.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1