excused — Released from a duty, obligation, or requirement; forgiven for a fault or mistake. Describes being permitted to leave or being freed from responsibility.
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: Released from a duty, obligation, or requirement; forgiven for a fault or mistake. Describes being permitted to leave or being freed from responsibility.
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪkˈskjuzd/
Korean meaning: 면제된, 용서받은, 허락받고 떠난
Korean pronunciation: 익-스큐즈드 (강세: 스큐)
Example Sentences
- Students who bring a doctor's note are excused from PE class.
- He was excused from washing dishes after claiming he was 'allergic to soap bubbles.'
- May I be excused? I need to feed my pet goldfish its hourly meal.
excused
VERB//ɪkˈskjuzd//
Released from a duty, obligation, or requirement; forgiven for a fault or mistake. Describes being permitted to leave or being freed from responsibility.
Released from a duty, obligation, or requirement; forgiven for a fault or mistake. Describes being permitted to leave or being freed from responsibility.
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Once accused, now excused, while classmates stay confused!
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Origin
From Latin 'excusare', meaning 'to free from blame or accusation'. The original sense was to remove someone from being charged with wrongdoing.
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“Students who bring a doctor's note are excused from PE class.”
“He was excused from washing dishes after claiming he was 'allergic to soap bubbles.'”
“May I be excused? I need to feed my pet goldfish its hourly meal.”
“The jury member was excused due to a conflict of interest.”
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