I BEG YOUR PARDON


Meaning of I BEG YOUR PARDON in English

1.

( formal ) used to tell sb that you are sorry for sth you have said or done :

I beg your pardon, I thought that was my coat.

2.

used to ask sb to repeat what they have just said because you did not hear :

'It's on Duke Street.' 'I beg your pardon.' 'Duke Street.'

3.

( especially BrE ) used to tell sb that you are offended by what they have just said or by the way that they have said it :

'Just go away.' 'I beg your pardon!'

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.