EXCUSE

Meaning of EXCUSE in English

(v. t.) To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

EXCUSE — I. ikˈskyüz, ek-, in “excuse me” often ˈsky- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English excusen, from Old French escuser, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EXCUSE — — excusable , adj. — excusableness , n. — excusably , adv. — excusal , n. — excuseless , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EXCUSE — I. ik-ˈskyüz, imperatively often ˈskyüz transitive verb ( ex·cused ; ex·cus·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French escuser, excuser, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EXCUSE — vt that which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a fault. 2. excuse ·vt to regard with indulgence; to view …
Webster English vocab
EXCUSE — [ex.cuse] vt ex.cused ; ex.cus.ing [ME, fr. OF excuser, fr. L excusare, fr. ex- + causa cause, explanation] (13c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EXCUSE — noun , verb ■ noun / ɪkˈskjuːs; NAmE / 1. excuse (for sth / for doing sth) a reason, either …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EXCUSE — I. ex ‧ cuse 1 S1 /ɪkˈskjuːz/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Word Family: verb : ↑ excuse ; noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EXCUSE — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a person, act, or fault). 2 (of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EXCUSE — v. & n. v.tr. 1 attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a person, act, or fault). 2 (of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EXCUSE — v. & n. --v.tr. 1. attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a person, act, or fault). 2 (of a …
Oxford English vocab
EXCUSE — The noun is pronounced /ɪkskju:s/. The verb is pronounced /ɪkskju:z/. ( excused) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EXCUSE — (~d) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. An ~ is a reason …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
EXCUSE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a reasonable explanation/excuse ▪ He tried to think of a reasonable excuse. be glad …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EXCUSE — (FORGIVE) [verb] [T] - to forgive (someone)Please excuse me for arriving late - the bus was delayed.You'll have to excuse …
Cambridge English vocab
EXCUSE — Synonyms and related words : abject apology, absolution, absolve, acknowledgment, acquit, acquittal, acquittance, alibi, alibi out of, allow, amnesty, apologize …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EXCUSE — n. Function: noun 1 a justifying explanation of a fault or defect FF1C; what's your excuse for being late FF1E; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
EXCUSE — I. verb 1. to exact neither punishment nor redress for or from she was much too ready to excuse her …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
EXCUSE — n. 25B6; verb eventually she excused him : FORGIVE, pardon, absolve, exonerate, acquit; informal let someone off (the hook); formal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EXCUSE — v. 1 forgive, pardon, overlook, absolve, clear, exonerate, acquit, exculpate, pass over, disregard, wink at, ignore, be blind to, look …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
EXCUSE — verb 1 BAD : Excuse me. I didn't know that you wanted to speak to me. GOOD : I'm sorry. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
EXCUSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) извинение, реабилитация (for) to make (up) an excuse for ≈ извиняться за to accept an excuse …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EXCUSE — excuse.ogg 1. ıkʹskju:s n 1. извинение there is no excuse for it - это непростительно give them my excuses - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EXCUSE — 1. excuse сущ.1) а) извинение, реабилитация ( for) to make (up) an excuse for — извиняться за to accept an …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
EXCUSE — 1. ıkʹskju:s n 1. извинение there is no excuse for it - это непростительно give them my excuses - извинитесь …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
EXCUSE — 1. ɪksˈkju:s, eksˈkju:s сущ. 1) а) извинение, реабилитация ( for ) to make (up) an excuse for — извиняться за …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
EXCUSE — 1. [Ў°©'°іѓ©, ў°©'°іѓ©] excuse.wav сущ. 1) а) извинение, реабилитация (for) to make (up) an excuse for — извиняться за to accept an excuse — принимать …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
EXCUSE — 1. _n. 1> извинение, оправдание; in excuse of smth. - в оправдание чего-л.; ignorance of the law is no excuse …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
EXCUSE — 1. n. 1. извинение, оправдание; in excuse of smth. - в оправдание чего-л.; ignorance of the law is no excuse …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
EXCUSE — 1. _n. ɪksˈkju:s 1> извинение, оправдание; in excuse of smth. в оправдание чего-л.; ignorance of the law is no excuse …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
EXCUSE — 1) извинение, оправдание; оправдывающее обстоятельство | извинять, служить оправданием, оправдывать 2) освобождение (от обязанности, ответственности) | освобождать, служить основанием для освобождения …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
EXCUSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) извинение, реабилитация (for) to make (up) an excuse for ≈ извиняться за to accept an excuse …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
EXCUSE — excusa (-ar); pretexte
English interlingue dictionary
EXCUSE — balibad;paagia ko;pasayloa ko;tabi una ninyo;tabi
English-Visayan vocabulary
EXCUSE — I. transitive verb (~d; excusing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French escuser, ~r, from Latin excusare, from ex- + causa cause, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EXCUSE — (v. t.) That which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a fault.
Английский словарь Webster
EXCUSE — (v. t.) That which is offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault …
Английский словарь Webster
EXCUSE — (v. t.) The act of excusing, apologizing, exculpating, pardoning, releasing, and the like; acquittal; release; absolution; justification; extenuation.
Английский словарь Webster
EXCUSE — (v. t.) To free from an impending obligation or duty; hence, to disengage; to dispense with; to release by favor; …
Английский словарь Webster
EXCUSE — (v. t.) To regard with indulgence; to view leniently or to overlook; to pardon.
Английский словарь Webster
EXCUSE — (v. t.) To pardon, as a fault; to forgive entirely, or to admit to be little censurable, and to overlook; …
Английский словарь Webster
EXCUSE — (v. t.) To free from accusation, or the imputation of fault or blame; to clear from guilt; to release from …
Английский словарь Webster
EXCUSE — ( v. t. ) To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EXCUSE — ( v. t. ) To regard with indulgence; to view leniently or to overlook; to pardon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EXCUSE — ( v. t. ) To pardon, as a fault; to forgive entirely, or to admit to be little censurable, and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EXCUSE — ( v. t. ) To free from an impending obligation or duty; hence, to disengage; to dispense with; to release …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EXCUSE — ( v. t. ) To free from accusation, or the imputation of fault or blame; to clear from guilt; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EXCUSE — ( v. t. ) The act of excusing, apologizing, exculpating, pardoning, releasing, and the like; acquittal; release; absolution; justification; extenuation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EXCUSE — ( v. t. ) That which is offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EXCUSE — ( v. t. ) That which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a fault.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EXCUSE — v. forgive; free, release; justify
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
EXCUSE — n. reason, pretext; apology
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
EXCUSE — n. Pronunciation: ik- ' skyüs Function: noun Date: 14th century 1 : the act of excusing 2 a : something …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
EXCUSE — Pronunciation: ik- ' skyüz, imperatively often ' skyüz Function: transitive verb Inflected Form: ex · cused ; ex · cus …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
EXCUSE — ■ verb ɪk'skju:z , ɛk- 1》 try or serve to justify (a fault or offence); mitigate. ↘forgive (a fault or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
EXCUSE — I excus|e verb BrE AmE ɪk ˈskjuːz ek-, ək- ▷ excus|ed d ▷ excus|er/s ə/z AmE \ ə r/z ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EXCUSE — n. Function: verb 1 to exact neither punishment nor redress for or from FF1C; she was much too ready to …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
EXCUSE — I . v. a. 1. Pardon, forgive, acquit, absolve, exculpate, exonerate. 2. Extenuate, justify, form or constitute an apology or …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
EXCUSE — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
EXCUSE — I. noun 1 reason given ADJECTIVE ▪ perfect , wonderful ▪ excellent , good , great , legitimate , valid …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
EXCUSE — See ↑ FORGIVE/NOT FORGIVE 1, ↑ LET/ALLOW 7, ↑ REASON 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be no excuse/justification
Longman Activator English vocab
EXCUSE — I n. 1) to find; make; make up an ~ for 2) to accept an ~ 3) to reject an …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
EXCUSE — beladung
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
EXCUSE — Извинение
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
EXCUSE — (v) простить; прощать
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary

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