excuse

Etymology
From and, borrowed from  and , from , from  + ; see cause, accuse and recuse. Displaced native and.

Pronunciation

 * Verb
 * Verb


 * Noun

Verb

 * 1)  To forgive; to pardon.
 * 2)  To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.
 * 3)  To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement.
 * 4) To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
 * 1)  To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.
 * 2)  To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement.
 * 3) To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
 * 1)  To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement.
 * 2) To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
 * 1) To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
 * 1) To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.

Translations

 * American Sign Language: BentB@BaseHand-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterSternumhigh-UlnarAcross BentB@TipHand-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterSternumhigh-UlnarAcross
 * Arabic: عَذَرَ
 * Belarusian: выбача́ць, вы́бачыць, прабача́ць, праба́чыць, дарава́ць, падарава́ць
 * Bulgarian:, извиня́, , простя́
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Galician:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Latin:, excūsō
 * Macedonian: извинува, извини
 * Malayalam: ക്ഷമിയ്ക്കുക
 * Norwegian:, unnskylde
 * Occitan:
 * Old English: forġiefan, lādian
 * Polish:, , ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:,  ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: math
 * Slovak: ospravedlňovať, ospravedlniť
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: patawarin, magpatawad
 * Tamil:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: вибача́ти, ви́бачити, пробача́ти, проба́чити, проща́ти, прости́ти, дарува́ти, подарува́ти
 * Yiddish: אַנטשולדיקן


 * Arabic: اِعْتَذَرَ
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 請求離開
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: sich entschuldigen
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 言い訳をする
 * Korean:
 * Latin: excuso
 * Maori:
 * Old English: lādian
 * Polish: usprawiedliwić
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Tagalog: hayaan
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese: cho nghỉ


 * American Sign Language: BentB@BaseHand-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterSternumhigh-UlnarAcross BentB@TipHand-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterSternumhigh-UlnarAcross
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:, , , ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean:
 * Latin: utior
 * Old English: lādian
 * Persian:
 * Polish: usprawiedliwić
 * Portuguese: desculpar-se
 * Punjabi:
 * Shahmukhi: پَجّ, بَہانَہ
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:, urskuldra
 * Urdu:

Noun

 * 1)  Explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
 * 2)  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.
 * 3)  An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality.
 * 1)  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.
 * 2)  An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality.
 * 1)  An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality.

Usage notes

 * We often say to make an excuse.

Synonyms

 * pretext release, clear, justify, forgive, tolerate, overlook, exempt, pardon, discharge, pretext, bear with, acquit, exonerate, absolve, pretense, vindicate.

Translations

 * American Sign Language: BentB@BaseHand-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterSternumhigh-UlnarAcross BentB@TipHand-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterSternumhigh-UlnarAcross
 * Arabic: عُذْر
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Belarusian: апраўда́нне, адмо́ўка, адгаво́рка, адгаво́р
 * Bulgarian:, ,
 * Catalan:
 * Cherokee: ᏗᏢᏈᏍᏙᏗ
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: (apology), výmluva (dishonest),  (dishonest)
 * Danish: undskyldning
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: senkulpigo
 * Estonian: vabandus
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * Georgian:
 * German: ,
 * Gothic: 𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌻𐍉
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: σκῆψις, πρόφασις, μύνη
 * Hebrew: תירוץ, ,
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic:
 * Ido:
 * Irish:
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:, , ,
 * Khmer:
 * Korean: ,
 * Kyrgyz:
 * Latin: praetextum
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Macedonian: изговор, оправдување
 * Malay: alasan
 * Malayalam: ,
 * Manchu: ᡴᠠᠨᠠᡤᠠᠨ, ᡶᡳᡴᡨᡠ
 * Maori: takunga, takutakunga
 * Marathi: सबब, कारण
 * Mirandese: çculpa
 * Mongolian:
 * Ngazidja Comorian: udhuri
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: unnskyldning
 * Occitan:
 * Old English: lād, lādung
 * Ottoman Turkish: اعتذار
 * Persian:, ,
 * Polish:,  , ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: leisgeul
 * Slovak: výhovorka
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: dahilan
 * Tamil:
 * Thai: ข้อแก้ตัว
 * Tocharian B: ṣewi
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian: відмо́вка, ви́мовка
 * Urdu: بَہانَہ
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh: esgus
 * Yiddish: תּירוץ

Etymology
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