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excuse
verb
-
excuse
,
excusing
,
excuses
,
excused
used
politely
to
get
someone
’
s
attention
,
to
pass
by
,
or
to
say
you
are
sorry
for
a
small
interruption
•
Excuse
me
,
could
you
tell
me
where
the
station
is
?
Excuse
me
,
could
you
tell
me
where
the
station
is
?
•
He
whispered
“
excuse
me
”
before
leaving
the
crowded
theater
row
.
He
whispered
“
excuse
me
”
before
leaving
the
crowded
theater
row
.
verb
-
excuse
,
excusing
,
excuses
,
excused
to
forgive
someone
for
a
small
mistake
or
bad
thing
they
did
so
they
are
not
blamed
or
punished
•
Please
excuse
my
messy
handwriting
;
I
broke
my
arm
last
month
.
Please
excuse
my
messy
handwriting
;
I
broke
my
arm
last
month
.
•
The
referee
excused
the
player
’
s
delay
because
of
the
heavy
rain
.
The
referee
excused
the
player
’
s
delay
because
of
the
heavy
rain
.
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
‘
excusier
’,
from
Latin
‘
excusare
’
meaning
‘
to
free
from
blame
’.
verb
-
excuse
,
excusing
,
excuses
,
excused
to
give
someone
permission
to
leave
or
not
take
part
in
something
•
The
nurse
excused
the
patient
from
gym
class
for
a
week
.
The
nurse
excused
the
patient
from
gym
class
for
a
week
.
•
The
judge
excused
the
elderly
woman
from
jury
duty
.
The
judge
excused
the
elderly
woman
from
jury
duty
.
noun
-
excuse
,
excusing
,
excuses
,
excused
a
reason
,
often
not
a
good
one
,
that
you
give
to
explain
why
you
did
something
wrong
or
couldn
’
t
do
something
•
Jack
’
s
favorite
excuse
for
being
late
is
that
the
bus
broke
down
.
Jack
’
s
favorite
excuse
for
being
late
is
that
the
bus
broke
down
.
•
That
’
s
just
an
excuse
—
you
could
have
finished
the
project
on
time
.
That
’
s
just
an
excuse
—
you
could
have
finished
the
project
on
time
.
noun
-
excuse
,
excusing
,
excuses
,
excused
something
that
is
a
very
poor
or
weak
example
of
its
kind
•
That
soggy
sandwich
is
an
excuse
for
lunch
.
That
soggy
sandwich
is
an
excuse
for
lunch
.
•
The
movie
was
a
poor
excuse
for
a
comedy
;
nobody
laughed
.
The
movie
was
a
poor
excuse
for
a
comedy
;
nobody
laughed
.
