excuse

  • 21excuse — ex|cuse1 [ ık skjuz ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to forgive someone for something bad they have done, especially something that is not very serious: Please excuse my messy handwriting. excuse someone for (doing) something: I hope you ll excuse us… …

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  • 22excuse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 reason given ADJECTIVE ▪ perfect, wonderful ▪ excellent, good, great, legitimate, valid ▪ convincing …

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  • 23excuse */*/ — I UK [ɪkˈskjuːs] / US [ɪkˈskjus] noun [countable] Word forms excuse : singular excuse plural excuses 1) a reason that you give to explain why you have done something bad, or why you have not done something that you should have done a… …

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  • 24excuse — ♦♦♦ excuses, excusing, excused (The noun is pronounced [[t]ɪkskju͟ːs[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪkskju͟ːz[/t]].) 1) N COUNT: oft N for n/ ing, N to inf An excuse is a reason which you give in order to explain why something has been done or… …

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  • 25EXCUSE — s. f. Raison que l on apporte pour se disculper, ou pour disculper quelqu un de ce qu il a fait ou dit. Excuse légitime, valable, recevable. Excuse impertinente. Sotte, mauvaise excuse. Belle excuse ! Donner, apporter, alléguer, présenter une… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 26excuse*/*/ — [ɪkˈskjuːs] noun [C] I 1) a reason that you give to explain why you have done something bad, or why you have not done something that you should have done a reasonable/valid/legitimate excuse[/ex] He made some excuse about having a lot of work to… …

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  • 27excuse — excusable, adj. excusableness, n. excusably, adv. excusal, n. excuseless, adj. excuser, n. excusingly, adv. excusive, adj. excusively, adv. v …

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  • 28excuse — 01. [Excuse] me, is this seat taken? 02. She was [excused] from class because she was feeling sick. 03. The children made up all kinds of [excuses] to avoid doing housework. 04. You must have a proper [excuse] for missing an exam. 05. Holidays… …

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  • 29EXCUSE — n. f. Raison que l’on allègue pour expliquer ou atténuer une faute. Excuse légitime, valable, recevable. Sotte, mauvaise excuse. Donner, apporter, alléguer, présenter une excuse. Se chercher des excuses. Il a pris pour excuse le mauvais temps.… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 30excuse — Une excuse, Excusatio, Purgatio, Causa. Excuse lourde, qui n a point de couleur, Causa inepta. Excuse de laquelle on ne s est point encore servi, Causa integra. Avoir excuse, Excusationem habere. Apporter plusieurs excuses, Causas nectere. Il a… …

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