What is "pardon me"

Pardon \Par"don\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pardoned (p[aum]r"d'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Pardoning.] [Either fr. pardon, n., or from F. pardonner, LL. perdonare; L. per through, thoroughly, perfectly + donare to give, to present. See Par-, and Donation.]

1. To absolve from the consequences of a fault or the punishment of crime; to free from penalty; -- applied to the offender.

   In this thing the Lord pardon thy servant.
   --2 Kings v. 18.

   I pray you, pardon me; pray heartily, pardon me.
   --Shak.

2. To remit the penalty of; to suffer to pass without punishment; to forgive; -- applied to offenses.

   I pray thee, pardon my sin.
   --1 Sam. xv. 25.

   Apollo, pardon My great profaneness 'gainst thine oracle!
   --Shak.

3. To refrain from exacting as a penalty.

   I pardon thee thy life before thou ask it.
   --Shak.

4. To give leave (of departure) to. [Obs.]

   Even now about it! I will pardon you.
   --Shak.

   Pardon me, forgive me; excuse me; -- a phrase used also to express courteous denial or contradiction, or to request forgiveness for a mild transgression, such as bumping a person while passing.

   Syn: To forgive; absolve; excuse; overlook; remit; acquit. See Excuse.

phr. 1 (context idiomatic English) sorry; said as an apology 2 (context idiomatic US English) ''Polite expression to get someone to repeat''

"Pardon Me" is a song by American rock band Incubus, the song is released as the first single from their third album Make Yourself. It was the first Incubus song to receive a considerable amount of radio airplay, reaching number three on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number seven on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

"Pardon Me" is an episode of the BBC sitcom Porridge. It aired on 11 March 1977. Blanco Webb is due to be paroled, but he doesn't accept it, as he would be admitting his guilt. Fletcher and the rest of Slade Prison petition to the Home Office for Blanco to be pardoned.