pardon
/ˈpɑːdən/ exclamationDefinition
› (also US pardon me) a polite way of asking someone to repeat what they have just said: "You'll need an umbrella." "Pardon?" "I said you'll need an umbrella."
Pardon me. › used to say 'sorry' after you have done something rude, for example after burping (= letting air from your stomach out of your mouth)
(Definition of pardon exclamation from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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