to excuse

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Definición y significado de "excuse"en inglés

to excuse

VERBO

excusar

to forgive someone for making a mistake, etc.

Transitive: to excuse sb

Ejemplos

Understanding the circumstances, she chose to excuse her colleague for the unintentional oversight.

Entendiendo las circunstancias, eligió disculpar a su colega por el descuido involuntario.

justificar, disculpar

to act as a valid reason or justification for something

Transitive: to excuse an action or shortcoming

información gramatical

composición morfológica

simple

verbo de acción

regular

presente

excuse

3.ª persona singular

excuses

participio presente

excusing

pretérito simple

excused

participio pasado

excused

Ejemplos

His illness served to excuse his absence from the meeting.

Su enfermedad sirvió para justificar su ausencia en la reunión.

eximir, dispensar

to formally free or exempt someone from an obligation, responsibility, or task

Transitive: to excuse sb from an obligation

Ejemplos

The manager excused him from the meeting because of his conflicting schedule.

El gerente lo excusó de la reunión debido a su horario conflictivo.

disculpar, justificar

to try to minimize or remove the blame associated with a wrongdoing by offering an explanation or defense

Transitive: to excuse a wrongdoing

Ejemplos

He tried to excuse his mistake by saying he didn't have enough time to prepare.

Intentó excusar su error diciendo que no tuvo suficiente tiempo para prepararse.

disculpar, perdonar

to pardon or overlook someone's mistake or wrongdoing

Transitive: to excuse a mistake or wrongdoing

Ejemplos

The teacher excused the student's late arrival because of the traffic.

El profesor disculpó la llegada tardía del estudiante debido al tráfico.

disculpar, dar permiso

to grant permission for someone to leave or exit a room, meeting, or event

Transitive: to excuse sb

Ejemplos

The professor excused the student from the lecture when he had to leave early.

El profesor excusó al estudiante de la conferencia cuando tuvo que irse temprano.

Excuse

SUSTANTIVO

excusa, pretexto

a reason given to explain one's careless, offensive, or wrong behavior or action

información gramatical

estado de animacidad

abstracto

composición morfológica

compuesto

contable

forma plural

excuses

Ejemplos

He made an excuse for being late to the meeting, claiming that traffic was heavy.

Puso una excusa por llegar tarde a la reunión, alegando que había mucho tráfico.

pretexto, simulacro

something considered a poor or inadequate example of its kind

Ejemplos

That old shed is an excuse for a garage.

Ese viejo cobertizo es una excusa para un garaje.

Árbol Léxico

excusatory

excused

excuser

excuse

Palabras Cercanas

excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure

exeat

execrable

execrate

Definición y significado de "excuse"en inglés

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