excuse

excuse
01. [Excuse] me, is this seat taken?
02. She was [excused] from class because she was feeling sick.
03. The children made up all kinds of [excuses] to avoid doing housework.
04. You must have a proper [excuse] for missing an exam.
05. Holidays are a nice [excuse] to get together with family and friends over a good meal.
06. Breaking your sister's toy on purpose is totally [inexcusable].
07. Being tired from a party last night doesn't [excuse] you from doing your homework.
08. Being tired from a party last night isn't an [excuse] for not doing your homework.
09. He tried to [excuse] his rude behavior by saying that he was drunk and he didn't know what he was doing.
10. She has been [excused] from the meeting because she has a doctor's appointment.
11. The little boy was [excused] from gym class because he was feeling ill.
12. Missing class is [excusable] only for health reasons.
13. Edgar Bergen once joked that ambition is a poor [excuse] for not having enough sense to be lazy.
14. Jules Renard once claimed that the only man who is truly free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an [excuse].
15. George Washington once stated that it is better to offer no [excuse] than a bad one.
16. Sophocles once suggested that the end [excuses] any evil.
17. William Arthur Ward once advised that it is wise to direct your anger towards problems, not people; to focus your energies on answers, not [excuses].
18. Rudyard Kipling once noted that we have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single [excuse].
19. Benjamin Franklin once noted that he who is good at making [excuses] is seldom good at anything else.
20. A Saudi Arabian proverb observes that where there is a will there is a way. Where there is no will there is an [excuse].
21. An Iranian proverb suggests that the fool's [excuse] is bigger than the mistake he made.

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  • excuse — [ ɛkskyz ] n. f. • fin XIVe; de excuser 1 ♦ Raison alléguée pour se défendre d une accusation, d un reproche, pour expliquer ou atténuer une faute. ⇒ 1. défense, explication, justification, motif, raison. Alléguer, donner, fournir une bonne… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • excuse — ex·cuse 1 /ik skyüz/ vb ex·cused, ex·cus·ing vt 1: to grant exemption or release to excused the prospective juror excused the witness after an hour of testimony 2 …   Law dictionary

  • excuse me — An expression used as an apology for any slight or apparent impropriety, esp as a request to pass, leave, interrupt or catch someone s attention or for contradicting a statement that has been made, or (US) when correcting oneself • • • Main Entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • excuse — Excuse. subst. fem. v. Raison que l on apporte pour s excuser. Excuse legitime, bonne, recevable, valable. excuse impertinente, legere, sotte, mauvaise excuse. donner, apporter, alleguer une excuse. mediter, forger une excuse, des excuses. il a… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Excuse — Ex*cuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excusing}.] [OE. escusen, cusen, OF. escuser, excuser, F. excuser, fr. L. excusare; ex out + causa cause, causari to plead. See {Cause}.] 1. To free from accusation, or the imputation of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Excuse — Ex*cuse , n. [Cf. F. excuse. See {Excuse}, v. t.] 1. The act of excusing, apologizing, exculpating, pardoning, releasing, and the like; acquittal; release; absolution; justification; extenuation. [1913 Webster] Pleading so wisely in excuse of it …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Excuse Me Mr. — Excuse Me Mr. Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Excuse Me Mr.» Sencillo de No Doubt del álbum Tragic kingdom Publicación 1996 (América) Formato CD Single …   Wikipedia Español

  • excuse — vb Excuse, condone, pardon, forgive, remit are comparable when meaning not to exact punishment or redress for (an offense) or from (an offender). In polite use excuse, pardon, and forgive usually suggest a hope that one is not annoyed. Both… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • excuse — [ek skyo͞oz′, ikskyo͞oz′; ] for n. [, ekskyo͞os′] vt. excused, excusing [ME excusen < OFr escuser & L excusare, to free from a charge < L ex , from + causa, a charge: see CAUSE] 1. to try to free (a person) of blame; seek to exonerate 2. to …   English World dictionary

  • excuse — ► VERB 1) seek or serve to justify (a fault or offence). 2) release from a duty or requirement. 3) forgive (a fault or a person committing one). 4) (used in polite formulas) allow (someone) to leave a room or gathering. 5) (excuse oneself) say… …   English terms dictionary

  • excuse-me — or excuse me dance noun A dance during which one may change partners • • • Main Entry: ↑excuse …   Useful english dictionary

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