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begging someone's pardon

begging someone's pardon is the present participle and gerund of beg someone's pardon.

Meaning of beg someone's pardon

Verb

beg someone's pardon (third-person singular simple present begs someone's pardon, present participle begging someone's pardon, simple past and past participle begged someone's pardon)

  1. To ask for someone's forgiveness; to apologise.

Questions about begging someone's pardon

What is begging someone's pardon the present participle and gerund of?
Begging someone's pardon is the present participle and gerund of beg someone's pardon.

Words near begging someone's pardon in the dictionary

  1. begging bowls
  2. begging for one's life
  3. begging letter
  4. begging letters
  5. begging off
  6. begging someone's pardon
  7. begging the question
  8. begging to differ
  9. begging your pardon
  10. beggingly
  11. beggingness

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