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excuse me
01
said before asking someone a question, as a way of politely getting their attention
Example
Excuse me, where is the nearest bus stop?
Excuse me, where did you buy your shoes from?
Excuse me, can I speak to the manager?
02
said to politely ask someone to move or make space so that one can get past them
Example
Excuse me, could you move over a bit?
Excuse me, can you let me through?
Excuse me, I need to get to the other side.
03
said to apologize for interrupting someone
Example
Excuse me, but could I ask you a quick question?
Excuse me, but I need to speak with you for a moment.
Excuse me, there ’s someone at the door for you.
04
said to politely inform someone that one is going to leave or talk to another person
Example
Excuse me, I ’ll be back shortly.
Excuse me for a second, I ’ll be right back.
Excuse me, I ’m going to step out for a moment.
05
said to apologize when one makes a rude noise or does something wrong
Example
Oh, excuse me.
Excuse me, I accidentally bumped into you.
Excuse me, I did n’t mean to sneeze so loudly.
06
said to ask someone to repeat what they have said because it could not be heard
Example
" Excuse me? "
" Excuse me? "
Excuse me, what did you say?
07
said before one disagrees with someone in order to not be rude or offensive
Example
Excuse me!
Excuse me, but I do n't think that 's true.
Excuse me, but I do n’t think that ’s what he meant at all.
Παράδειγμα
Excuse me, where is the nearest bus stop?
Excuse me, where did you buy your shoes from?
Excuse me, can I speak to the manager?
Excuse me, could you help me with this?
Excuse me, is this seat taken?
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