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- pronunciation:
- par
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
forgiveness for a small disturbance.
I beg your pardon, I didn't mean to startle you.- synonyms:
- forgiveness
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| definition 2: |
an official act that frees a person from punishment for a crime.
The president sometimes grants pardons.- antonyms:
- punishment
- similar words:
- mercy, release, remission
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
pardons, pardoning, pardoned |
| definition 1: |
to free from punishment for a crime.
The judge pardoned the hungry thief.- synonyms:
- let off
- antonyms:
- punish
- similar words:
- discharge, emancipate, forgive, free, liberate, release
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| definition 2: |
to forgive (someone).
Pardon me for arriving late. |
| related words: |
acquit, excuse, forgive, spare |
| derivations: |
pardonable (adj.), pardonably (adv.) |
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