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pardoned

pardoned is the simple past and past participle of pardon.

Meaning of pardon

Verb

pardon (third-person singular simple present pardons, present participle pardoning, simple past and past participle pardoned)

  1. (transitive) To forgive (a person).
    • O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, / That I am meek and gentle with these butchers!1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    Synonyms:
    amnesty, remit
  2. (transitive) To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
    • I pardon thee thy life before thou ask it.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  3. (transitive) To grant an official pardon for a crime.
    • The murderer, he recalled, had been tried and sentenced to imprisonment for life, but was pardoned by a merciful governor after serving a year of his sentence.1900, Charles W[addell] Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company […], →OCLC

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Adjective

pardoned (comparative more pardoned, superlative most pardoned)

  1. Forgiven for wrongdoing.
    Synonyms:
    forgiven, reprieved

Synonyms of pardoned

Forms of pardoned

comparativemore pardoned
superlativemost pardoned

Words formed from pardoned

Phrases with pardoned

Questions about pardoned

What does pardoned mean?
Pardoned means forgiven for wrongdoing.
What is pardoned the simple past and past participle of?
Pardoned is the simple past and past participle of pardon.
What part of speech is pardoned?
Pardoned is an adjective.

Words near pardoned in the dictionary

  1. pardon-mongers
  2. pardonability
  3. pardonable
  4. pardonableness
  5. pardonably
  6. pardoned
  7. pardoned my French
  8. pardonee
  9. pardonees
  10. pardoner
  11. pardoners

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