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to excuse
01
memaafkan, mengampuni
to forgive someone for making a mistake, etc.
Transitive: to excuse sb
Contoh-contoh
Understanding the circumstances, she chose to excuse her colleague for the unintentional oversight.
Memahami keadaan, dia memilih untuk memaafkan rekannya atas kelalaian yang tidak disengaja.
He frequently excuses his friends for their occasional lapses.
Dia sering memaafkan teman-temannya untuk kelalaian mereka yang kadang-kadang.
02
membenarkan, meminta maaf
to act as a valid reason or justification for something
Transitive: to excuse an action or shortcoming
Contoh-contoh
His illness served to excuse his absence from the meeting.
Penyakitnya berfungsi untuk memaafkan ketidakhadirannya dalam pertemuan.
The bad weather could excuse the delay in the flight schedule.
Cuaca buruk bisa membenarkan keterlambatan dalam jadwal penerbangan.
03
membebaskan, memaafkan
to formally free or exempt someone from an obligation, responsibility, or task
Transitive: to excuse sb from an obligation
Contoh-contoh
The manager excused him from the meeting because of his conflicting schedule.
Manajer memaafkannya dari rapat karena jadwalnya yang bertabrakan.
She was excused from jury duty because she had a prior engagement.
Dia dibebaskan dari tugas juri karena memiliki janji sebelumnya.
04
memaafkan, membenarkan
to try to minimize or remove the blame associated with a wrongdoing by offering an explanation or defense
Transitive: to excuse a wrongdoing
Contoh-contoh
He tried to excuse his mistake by saying he did n't have enough time to prepare.
Dia mencoba membela kesalahannya dengan mengatakan bahwa dia tidak punya cukup waktu untuk mempersiapkan.
The defendant attempted to excuse his actions by arguing that he was under stress.
Terdakwa berusaha membela tindakannya dengan alasan bahwa dia sedang stres.
05
memaafkan, mengampuni
to pardon or overlook someone's mistake or wrongdoing
Transitive: to excuse a mistake or wrongdoing
Contoh-contoh
The teacher excused the student's late arrival because of the traffic.
Guru memaafkan keterlambatan siswa karena lalu lintas.
He asked her to excuse his behavior, and she forgave him.
Dia memintanya untuk memaafkan perilakunya, dan dia memaafkannya.
06
memaafkan, memberi izin
to grant permission for someone to leave or exit a room, meeting, or event
Transitive: to excuse sb
Contoh-contoh
The professor excused the student from the lecture when he had to leave early.
Profesor memaafkan mahasiswa itu dari kuliah ketika dia harus pergi lebih awal.
He was excused from the gathering as he had an urgent matter to attend to.
Dia dimaafkan dari pertemuan karena ada urusan mendesak yang harus ditangani.
Excuse
01
alasan, dalih
a reason given to explain one's careless, offensive, or wrong behavior or action
Contoh-contoh
He made an excuse for being late to the meeting, claiming that traffic was heavy.
Dia membuat alasan karena terlambat ke rapat, mengklaim bahwa lalu lintas padat.
She used a family emergency as an excuse to leave the party early.
Dia menggunakan keadaan darurat keluarga sebagai alasan untuk meninggalkan pesta lebih awal.
02
alasan, dalih
an extremely bad example
Pohon Leksikal
excusatory
excused
excuser
excuse
