Excuse tarimas:

/iks'kju:z/

Excuse audio:

Žodžio paaiškinimas anglų kalba:

• verb-transitive: To explain (a fault or an offense) in the hope of being forgiven or understood: He arrived late and excused his tardiness in a flimsy manner.
• verb-transitive: To apologize for (oneself) for an act that could cause offense: She excused herself for being late.
• verb-transitive: To grant pardon to; forgive: We quickly excused the latecomer.
• verb-transitive: To make allowance for; overlook: Readers must excuse the author's youth and inexperience. See Synonyms at forgive.
• verb-transitive: To serve as justification for: Brilliance does not excuse bad manners.
• verb-transitive: To free, as from an obligation or duty; exempt: In my state, physicians and lawyers are excused from jury duty.
• verb-transitive: To give permission to leave; release: The child ate quickly and asked to be excused.
• noun: An explanation offered to justify or obtain forgiveness.
• noun: A reason or grounds for excusing: Ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law.
• noun: The act of excusing.
• noun: A note explaining an absence.
• noun: Informal An inferior example: a poor excuse for a poet; a sorry excuse for a car.
• idiom: Excuse me Used to acknowledge and ask forgiveness for an action that could cause offense.
• idiom: Excuse me Used to request that a statement be repeated.

Lietuviškos reikšmės:

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in excuse of teisinantis (dėl ko)

without good excuse be pateisinamos priežasties

excuse me! atsiprašau!

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dovanoti

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