excuse — to 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
💡 Concept
He made an excuse about traffic, but everyone knew he overslept again.
🎤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.
🎵Rhyme
abuseaccuseconfuserefusereuse
abuse
accuse
confuse
refuse
reuse
🔗Collocations
excuse me
make excuses
valid excuse
excuse someone from
no excuse
poor excuse
📝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.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
forgivepardonjustifyapologizereason
Antonyms
blameaccusecondemn
Related
apologyforgivenessexplanationjustification
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