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excuseto forgive someone for something they have done wrong

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to forgive someone for something they have done wrong

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪkˈskjuːz/

Korean meaning: 용서하다, 실례를 용납하다

Korean pronunciation: 익**스큐**즈

Example Sentences

  • My dog ate my homework - is that a valid excuse?
  • Excuse me, could you help me find the nearest coffee shop?
  • There's no excuse for eating pizza for breakfast... except that it's delicious!

excuse

VERB

//ɪkˈskjuːz//

to forgive someone for something they have done wrong

excuse concept
💡 Concept

to forgive someone for something they have done wrong

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪkˈskjuːz/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪkˈskjuːz/

🌳Etymology

Prefixex--
Rootcus
Suffix--e

Origin

라틴어 'excusare'에서 유래되었습니다. 'ex-(밖으로)'와 'causa(원인, 이유)'가 결합되어 '원인을 밖으로 내놓다', 즉 '변명하다'는 의미가 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

abuseaccuseconfuserefusereuse
abuse
accuse
confuse
refuse
reuse

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My dog ate my homework - is that a valid excuse?

Excuse me, could you help me find the nearest coffee shop?

😄 Fun example

There's no excuse for eating pizza for breakfast... except that it's delicious!

Please excuse me from the meeting - I have a doctor's appointment.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

forgivepardonjustifyapologizereason

Antonyms

blameaccusecondemn

Related

apologyforgivenessexplanationjustification