The difference between Come again and Pardon

When used as verbs, come again means could you repeat that? repeat that please, whereas pardon means to forgive (a person).


Pardon is also noun with the meaning: forgiveness for an offence.

check bellow for the other definitions of Come again and Pardon

  1. Come again as a verb (idiomatic, informal):

    Could you repeat that? Repeat that please.

  1. Come again as a verb (idiomatic):

  1. Pardon as a noun:

    Forgiveness for an offence.

  2. Pardon as a noun (legal):

    An order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future punishment, or (in some jurisdictions) removes an offence from a person's criminal record, as if it had never been committed.

  1. Pardon as a verb (transitive):

    To forgive (a person).

  2. Pardon as a verb (transitive):

    To refrain from exacting as a penalty.

  3. Pardon as a verb (transitive, legal):

    To grant an official pardon for a crime.