par‧don¹ S2 /ˈpɑːdn $ ˈpɑːrdn/ (also ˌpardon ˈme) interjection

1. used when you want someone to repeat something because you did not hear it:
‘Hurry up Jonathan!’ ‘Pardon?’ ‘I said hurry up!’

2. British English used to say ‘sorry’ after you have made an impolite sound such as a burp Synonym : excuse me

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

pardon me
1.
please repeat what you just said.
Pardon me — what did you say your name was?

2.
I am sorry for what I just did.
Oh, I beg your pardon! I didn't see your foot there!

3.
May I please have your attention?.
Pardon me, does this train go to Oakland?

4.
I do not agree with what you just said.
Pardon me, but I think you've got it backwards.

Related vocabulary: excuse me

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲