EXCUSE — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
excuse
A poor example.
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- It was an apology for a meal.
- A poor excuse for an automobile.
A note explaining an absence.
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- 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.
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- He kept finding excuses to stay.
- Every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job.
- His transparent self-justification was unacceptable.
Excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with.
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- Excuse someone's behavior.
- She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities.
Serve as a reason or cause or justification of.
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- Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work.
- Her recent divorce amy explain her reluctance to date again.
Grant exemption or release to.
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- Please excuse me from this class.
Ask for permission to be released from an engagement.
Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning.
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- Rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior.
- He rationalized his lack of success.
Accept an excuse for.
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- Please excuse my dirty hands.
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