Etymology: [ ik-'skyüz, imperativel ] (transitive verb.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French excuser, from Latin excusare, from ex- + causa cause, explanation.
plural of excuse, third-person singular of excuse, 'scuse, To forgive; to pardon, To allow to leave, To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement, An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment, excusement, That which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a fault, That which is offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular deportment; apology; as, an excuse for neglect of duty; excuses for delay of payment, The act of excusing, apologizing, exculpating, pardoning, releasing, and the like; acquittal; release; absolution; justification; extenuation, a note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him", serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce amy explain her reluctance to date again", To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for, excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities", "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable", a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc, To free from accusation, or the imputation of fault or blame; to clear from guilt; to release from a charge; to justify by extenuating a fault; to exculpate; to absolve; to acquit, An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgement, reason, pretext; apology, To regard with indulgence; to view leniently or to overlook; to pardon, To pardon, as a fault; to forgive entirely, or to admit to be little censurable, and to overlook; as, we excuse irregular conduct, when extraordinary circumstances appear to justify it, To free from an impending obligation or duty; hence, to disengage; to dispense with; to release by favor; also, to remit by favor; not to exact; as, to excuse a forfeiture, grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class", formulae You say `Excuse me' when you want to politely get someone's attention, especially when you are about to ask them a question. Excuse me, but are you Mr Honig?, formulae You use excuse me to apologize to someone when you have disturbed or interrupted them. Excuse me interrupting, but there's a thing I feel I've got to say, politeness You use excuse me or a phrase such as if you'll excuse me as a polite way of indicating that you are about to leave or that you are about to stop talking to someone. `Excuse me,' she said to Jarvis, and left the room Now if you'll excuse me, I've got work to do, You use excuse me, but to indicate that you are about to disagree with someone. Excuse me, but I want to know what all this has to do with us, If you excuse yourself, you use a phrase such as `Excuse me' as a polite way of saying that you are about to leave. He excused himself and went up to his room, If someone is excused from a duty or responsibility, they are told that they do not have to carry it out. She is usually excused from her duties during the school holidays She was excused duties on Saturday, forgive; free, release; justify, An excuse is a reason which you give in order to explain why something has been done or has not been done, or in order to avoid doing something. It is easy to find excuses for his indecisiveness Once I had had a baby I had the perfect excuse to stay at home If you stop making excuses and do it you'll wonder what took you so long. = justification disapproval If you say that there is no excuse for something, you are emphasizing that it should not happen, or expressing disapproval that it has happened. There's no excuse for behaviour like that Solitude was no excuse for sloppiness, To excuse someone or excuse their behaviour means to provide reasons for their actions, especially when other people disapprove of these actions. He excused himself by saying he was `forced to rob to maintain my wife and cat' That doesn't excuse my mother's behaviour. = justify, If you excuse someone for something wrong that they have done, you forgive them for it. Many people might have excused them for shirking some of their responsibilities. = forgive, ask for permission to be released from an engagement accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands, formulae You say excuse me to apologize when you have bumped into someone, or when you need to move past someone in a crowd. = sorry, "Qui s'excuse, s'accuse," or "Tel s'excuse qui s'accuse ", vi minta maaf (maaf) 2 vt memaafkan (maaf), "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable" excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities" serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce amy explain her reluctance to date again" grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class" ask for permission to be released from an engagement accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands, a note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him" a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc, formulae You say excuse me to apologize when you have done something slightly embarrassing or impolite, such as burping, hiccupping, or sneezing, ask for permission to be released from an engagement, formulae You say `Excuse me?' to show that you want someone to repeat what they have just said, defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success", a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile", accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands", a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc ; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable",
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plural of excuse
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third-person singular of excuse
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Excuse.
'scuse - "'scuse me, when is the bus due?"
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excuse
To forgive; to pardon - "I excused him his transgressions."
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excuse
To allow to leave - "I excused myself from the proceedings to think over what I'd heard."
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excuse
To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement - "You know he shouldn't have done it, so don't try to excuse his behavior!"
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excuse
An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment - "Tell me why you were late – and I don't want to hear any excuses!"
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Excuse
excusement
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excuse
That which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a fault
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excuse
That which is offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular deportment; apology; as, an excuse for neglect of duty; excuses for delay of payment
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excuse
The act of excusing, apologizing, exculpating, pardoning, releasing, and the like; acquittal; release; absolution; justification; extenuation
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excuse
a note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"
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excuse
serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce amy explain her reluctance to date again"
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excuse
To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for
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excuse
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"
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excuse
"he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
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excuse
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc
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excuse
To free from accusation, or the imputation of fault or blame; to clear from guilt; to release from a charge; to justify by extenuating a fault; to exculpate; to absolve; to acquit
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excuse
An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgement
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excuse
reason, pretext; apology isim
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excuse
To regard with indulgence; to view leniently or to overlook; to pardon
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excuse
To pardon, as a fault; to forgive entirely, or to admit to be little censurable, and to overlook; as, we excuse irregular conduct, when extraordinary circumstances appear to justify it
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excuse
To free from an impending obligation or duty; hence, to disengage; to dispense with; to release by favor; also, to remit by favor; not to exact; as, to excuse a forfeiture
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excuse
grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"
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excuse
formulae You say `Excuse me' when you want to politely get someone's attention, especially when you are about to ask them a question. Excuse me, but are you Mr Honig?
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excuse
formulae You use excuse me to apologize to someone when you have disturbed or interrupted them. Excuse me interrupting, but there's a thing I feel I've got to say
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politeness You use excuse me or a phrase such as if you'll excuse me as a polite way of indicating that you are about to leave or that you are about to stop talking to someone. `Excuse me,' she said to Jarvis, and left the room Now if you'll excuse me, I've got work to do
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excuse
You use excuse me, but to indicate that you are about to disagree with someone. Excuse me, but I want to know what all this has to do with us
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excuse
If you excuse yourself, you use a phrase such as `Excuse me' as a polite way of saying that you are about to leave. He excused himself and went up to his room
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excuse
If someone is excused from a duty or responsibility, they are told that they do not have to carry it out. She is usually excused from her duties during the school holidays She was excused duties on Saturday
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forgive; free, release; justify fiil
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excuse
An excuse is a reason which you give in order to explain why something has been done or has not been done, or in order to avoid doing something. It is easy to find excuses for his indecisiveness Once I had had a baby I had the perfect excuse to stay at home If you stop making excuses and do it you'll wonder what took you so long. = justification disapproval If you say that there is no excuse for something, you are emphasizing that it should not happen, or expressing disapproval that it has happened. There's no excuse for behaviour like that Solitude was no excuse for sloppiness
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excuse
To excuse someone or excuse their behaviour means to provide reasons for their actions, especially when other people disapprove of these actions. He excused himself by saying he was `forced to rob to maintain my wife and cat' That doesn't excuse my mother's behaviour. = justify
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excuse
If you excuse someone for something wrong that they have done, you forgive them for it. Many people might have excused them for shirking some of their responsibilities. = forgive
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excuse
ask for permission to be released from an engagement accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands
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formulae You say excuse me to apologize when you have bumped into someone, or when you need to move past someone in a crowd. = sorry
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excuse
"Qui s'excuse, s'accuse," or "Tel s'excuse qui s'accuse "
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excuse
vi minta maaf (maaf) 2 vt memaafkan (maaf)
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excuse
"he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable" excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities" serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce amy explain her reluctance to date again" grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class" ask for permission to be released from an engagement accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands
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excuse
a note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him" a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc
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formulae You say excuse me to apologize when you have done something slightly embarrassing or impolite, such as burping, hiccupping, or sneezing
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ask for permission to be released from an engagement
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formulae You say `Excuse me?' to show that you want someone to repeat what they have just said
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defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
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a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"
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accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands"
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a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc ; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
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