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verb
- 1. seek to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offence); try to justify: "he did nothing to hide or excuse Jacob's cruelty" Similar Opposite
- 2. release (someone) from a duty or requirement: "it will not be possible to excuse you from attendance" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offence: "there can be no excuse for any further delay" Similar
- 2. a poor or inadequate example of: informal "that pathetic excuse for a man!" Similar
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EXCUSE definition: 1. to forgive someone or something: 2. to allow someone not to do or attend something when they…. Learn more.
1. a. : to make apology for. b. : to try to remove blame from. 2. : to forgive entirely or disregard as of trivial import : regard as excusable. graciously excused his tardiness. 3. a. : to grant exemption or release to. was excused from jury duty. b. : to allow to leave. excused the class. 4. : to serve as excuse for : justify.
An excuse is an explanation for something that went wrong. When we give an excuse, we're trying to get someone to cut us some slack.
Excuse definition: to regard or judge with forgiveness or indulgence; pardon or forgive; overlook (a fault, error, etc.). See examples of EXCUSE used in a sentence.
/ɪkˈskjuːs/ a reason, either true or invented, that you give to explain or defend your behaviour. Late again! What's your excuse this time? I tried desperately to think of a good excuse. a lame/feeble/poor/flimsy excuse. a reasonable/valid excuse. I know I missed the deadline, but I have an 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'.
1. a. To make allowance for; overlook or forgive: Please excuse the interruption. b. To grant pardon to; forgive: We quickly excused the latecomer. 2. a. To apologize for (oneself) for an act that could cause offense: She excused herself for being late. b.
Definition of excuse verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ex‧cuse1 /ɪkˈskjuːz/ S1 verb [ transitive] 1 → excuse me 2 forgive to forgive someone for doing something that is not seriously wrong, such as being rude or careless I’ll excuse you this time, but don’t be late again.
Excuse definition: to regard or judge with forgiveness or indulgence; pardon or forgive; overlook (a fault, error, etc.). See examples of EXCUSE used in a sentence.
