pardon me



pardon me

also I beg your pardon
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
Usage notes: in all cases, I beg your pardon is more formal than pardon me
See also: pardon

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Karthika-Tamil, Indian, Malayalam
Kjersti-Norwegian
Elyzabethi-LIZ-ə-bəthEnglish (Rare)
Hektor-Greek Mythology
Julianayuy-lee-AH-nah (Dutch), yoo-lee-AH-nah (German), joo-lee-AHN-ə (English)Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Roul-Medieval French, Medieval English