Meaning of excuse | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
   countable, uncountable
2. To forgive; to pardon; to overlook
3. Excuse me, (used as a polite expression in requesting permission to pass or when interrupting or disagreeing with someone).
4. A defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances relieve that party of culpability for having done those acts.
   countable, uncountable
5. To allow to leave, or release from any obligation
6. a reason (given by oneself) for being excused, or a reason for excusing. He has no excuse for being so late. verontskuldiging عُذر извинение desculpa omluva die Entschuldigung undskyldning; påskud δικαιολογίαexcusa vabandus, ettekääne معذوریت؛ دلیل oikeutus excuseתירוץ बहाना क्षमा का isprika mentség dalih afsökun scusa 言い訳 변명, 핑계 pasiteisinimas, dingstis atvainošanās; attaisnojums; aizbildināšanās alasan excuusunnskyldning, påskudd, begrunnelsewytłumaczenie, usprawiedliwienie معذوریت desculpa...
7. An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality.
   countable, often, uncountable
8. To provide an excuse for; to justify
9. pardonable. verskoonbaar يُغْتَفَر، قابِل للعُذر извиним desculpável omluvitelný entschuldbar undskyldelig; tilgivelig; forståelig συγχωρητέος, δικαιολογημένοςperdonable vabandatav قابل بخشش anteeksiannettava excusable שֶׁאֶפשָר לִסלוֹח עָלָיו क्षम्य opravdan megbocsátható bisa dimaafkan afsakanlegur scusabile 申しわけの立つ 용납되는 atleistinas, dovanotinas atvainojams; piedodams boleh dimaafkan vergeeflijktilgivelig wybaczalny دبښلووړ desculpável scuzabil простительный ospravedlniteľný opravičljiv opr...
10. To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for
11. vt. excusar, perdonar, dispensar;___ me → con permiso.
12. An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault
13. To make allowance for; overlook or forgive: Please excuse the interruption.
14. To apologize for (oneself) for an act that could cause offense: She excused herself for being late.
15. To serve as justification for: Witty talk does not excuse bad manners.
16. To free, as from an obligation or duty; exempt: She was excused from jury duty because she knew the plaintiff.
17. To give permission to leave; release: The child ate quickly and asked to be excused.
18. An explanation offered to justify or obtain forgiveness.

Equivalents

Examples

“Tell me why you were late – and I don't want to hear any excuses!”

“I had to make an excuse for being late to the meeting.”

“And they all atonce begane to make excuſe. The fyrſt ſayd vnto him: I have bought a ferme / and I muſt nedes goo and ſe it / I praye the have me excuſed.”

“You can kiss a hundred boys in bars Shoot another shot, try to stop the feeling You can say it's just the way you are Make a new excuse, another stupid reason”

“That thing is a poor excuse for a gingerbread man. Hasn't anyone taught you how to bake?”

“He's a sorry excuse for a doctor.”

“What a fucking lame excuse for a man.”

“Seydlitz correctly identifies the larger shell splashes as coming from the two "large light cruisers" at the rear, and takes aim. Moments later, Courageous sheers out of line, smoke and steam venting through a massive hole in her side, the shells having blasted right through whatever excuse for armor was present and detonated amidst the boiler rooms. She is doomed.”

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