beg pardon

A form of I beg your pardon — Used to express an apology for an action.

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  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of I beg your pardon.

    `What is the matter, Job?' I said. `Beg pardon, sir,' he said, touching his hair. `I thought you were asleep, sir; and I am sure you seem as though you want it.'

    1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC

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APA

beg pardon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beg%20pardon

MLA

“beg pardon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beg%20pardon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beg pardon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beg%20pardon.

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