Pardon (Verb)
Meaning 1
Accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- Pardon me for being late, I had an unexpected delay on my way here.
- Please pardon the mess in the living room, we've been renovating all week.
- I hope you can pardon my rough handling of the package, I didn't mean to damage it.
- Pardon my forgetfulness, it's been a long day and I'm getting old.
- He asked his wife to pardon his absence at the dinner party, explaining he had an emergency meeting.
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Meaning 2
Grant a pardon to; "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The Governor pardoned the wrongly convicted prisoner due to new evidence.
- She was pardoned by the King for her past crimes after apologizing.
- The Governor-elect promised to pardon the whistleblower for revealing government corruption.
- In a surprise move, the President pardoned the former politician for his role in the scandal.
- After review of his case, the judge decided to pardon the teenager charged with the minor offense.