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to excuse
01
to forgive someone for making a mistake, etc.
Transitive: to excuse sb
Examples
Understanding the circumstances, she chose to excuse her colleague for the unintentional oversight.
He frequently excuses his friends for their occasional lapses.
02
to act as a valid reason or justification for something
Transitive: to excuse an action or shortcoming
Examples
His illness served to excuse his absence from the meeting.
The bad weather could excuse the delay in the flight schedule.
03
to formally free or exempt someone from an obligation, responsibility, or task
Transitive: to excuse sb from an obligation
Examples
The manager excused him from the meeting because of his conflicting schedule.
She was excused from jury duty because she had a prior engagement.
04
to try to minimize or remove the blame associated with a wrongdoing by offering an explanation or defense
Transitive: to excuse a wrongdoing
Examples
He tried to excuse his mistake by saying he did n't have enough time to prepare.
The defendant attempted to excuse his actions by arguing that he was under stress.
05
to pardon or overlook someone's mistake or wrongdoing
Transitive: to excuse a mistake or wrongdoing
Examples
The teacher excused the student's late arrival because of the traffic.
He asked her to excuse his behavior, and she forgave him.
06
to grant permission for someone to leave or exit a room, meeting, or event
Transitive: to excuse sb
Examples
The professor excused the student from the lecture when he had to leave early.
He was excused from the gathering as he had an urgent matter to attend to.
Excuse
01
a reason given to explain one's careless, offensive, or wrong behavior or action
Examples
He made an excuse for being late to the meeting, claiming that traffic was heavy.
She used a family emergency as an excuse to leave the party early.
02
an extremely bad example
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