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excuse

English

🔊 a note explaining an absence
“he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him”
🔊 a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
“he kept finding excuses to stay”
🔊 a poor example
“it was an apology for a meal”
🔊 excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
“excuse someone's behavior”
🔊 serve as a reason or cause or justification of
“Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work”
🔊 grant exemption or release to
“Please excuse me from this class”
🔊 ask for permission to be released from an engagement
🔊 accept an excuse for
“Please excuse my dirty hands”
🔊 defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
“rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior”