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Uitgebreide synoniemen voor excuse in het Engels

excuse:

excuse [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord

  1. the excuse
    the excuse; the sham; the story
    • excuse [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • sham [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • story [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
  2. the excuse
    the apology; the excuse; the justification; the vindication; the thinking up a story; the weathering
  3. the excuse
    the apology; the excuse
    • apology [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • excuse [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
  4. the excuse
    the forgiveness; the mercy; the grace; the remission; the excuse; the forgivingness; the pardon
  5. the excuse
    the poor excuse; the excuse
  6. the excuse
    the excuse; the smooth over
  7. the excuse
    – a poor example 1
    the apology; the excuse
    – a poor example 1
    • apology [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
      • it was an apology for a meal1
    • excuse [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
      • a poor excuse for an automobile1
  8. the excuse
    – a note explaining an absence 1
    the excuse
    – a note explaining an absence 1
    • excuse [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
      • he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him1
  9. the excuse
    – a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. 1
    the excuse; the alibi; the exculpation; the self-justification
    – a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. 1
    • excuse [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
      • he kept finding excuses to stay1
    • alibi [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
      • every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job1
    • exculpation [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • self-justification [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
      • his transparent self-justification was unacceptable1

to excuse werkwoord (excuses, excused, excusing)

  1. to excuse
    to apologize; to excuse; to pardon; to apologise
    • apologize werkwoord, Amerikaans (apologizes, apologized, apologizing)
    • excuse werkwoord (excuses, excused, excusing)
    • pardon werkwoord (pardons, pardoned, pardoning)
    • apologise werkwoord, Brits
  2. to excuse
    to excuse; to forgive
    • excuse werkwoord (excuses, excused, excusing)
    • forgive werkwoord (forgives, forgave, forgiving)
  3. to excuse
    to forgive; to excuse; to pardon; to give away; to misdeal
    • forgive werkwoord (forgives, forgave, forgiving)
    • excuse werkwoord (excuses, excused, excusing)
    • pardon werkwoord (pardons, pardoned, pardoning)
    • give away werkwoord (gives away, gave away, giving away)
    • misdeal werkwoord (misdeals, misdealt, misdealing)
  4. to excuse
    extenuate; to excuse; to palliate; to smooth over
    • extenuate werkwoord
    • excuse werkwoord (excuses, excused, excusing)
    • palliate werkwoord (palliates, palliated, palliating)
    • smooth over werkwoord (smooths over, smoothed over, smoothing over)
  5. to excuse
    – excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with 1
    to condone; to excuse
    – excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with 1
    • condone werkwoord (condones, condoned, condoning)
      • She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities1
    • excuse werkwoord (excuses, excused, excusing)
      • excuse someone's behavior1
  6. to excuse
    – serve as a reason or cause or justification of 1
    to explain; to excuse
    – serve as a reason or cause or justification of 1
    • explain werkwoord (explains, explained, explaining)
      • Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again1
    • excuse werkwoord (excuses, excused, excusing)
      • Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work1
  7. to excuse
    – grant exemption or release to 1
    to exempt; to relieve; to excuse; to let off
    – grant exemption or release to 1
    • exempt werkwoord (exempts, exempted, exempting)
    • relieve werkwoord (relieves, relieved, relieving)
    • excuse werkwoord (excuses, excused, excusing)
      • Please excuse me from this class1
    • let off werkwoord (lets off, let off, letting off)
  8. to excuse
    – ask for permission to be released from an engagement 1
    to excuse; beg off
    – ask for permission to be released from an engagement 1
    • excuse werkwoord (excuses, excused, excusing)
    • beg off werkwoord
  9. to excuse
    – defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning 1
    to apologize; to justify; to excuse; to rationalize; rationalise; apologise
    – defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning 1
    • apologize werkwoord, Amerikaans (apologizes, apologized, apologizing)
    • justify werkwoord (justifies, justified, justifying)
    • excuse werkwoord (excuses, excused, excusing)
    • rationalize werkwoord, Amerikaans (rationalizes, rationalized, rationalizing)
      • rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior1
      • he rationalized his lack of success1
    • rationalise werkwoord, Brits
    • apologise werkwoord, Brits
  10. to excuse
    – accept an excuse for 1
    to excuse; to pardon
    – accept an excuse for 1
    • excuse werkwoord (excuses, excused, excusing)
      • Please excuse my dirty hands1
    • pardon werkwoord (pardons, pardoned, pardoning)

Conjugations for excuse:

present
  1. excuse
  2. excuse
  3. excuses
  4. excuse
  5. excuse
  6. excuse
simple past
  1. excused
  2. excused
  3. excused
  4. excused
  5. excused
  6. excused
present perfect
  1. have excused
  2. have excused
  3. has excused
  4. have excused
  5. have excused
  6. have excused
past continuous
  1. was excusing
  2. were excusing
  3. was excusing
  4. were excusing
  5. were excusing
  6. were excusing
future
  1. shall excuse
  2. will excuse
  3. will excuse
  4. shall excuse
  5. will excuse
  6. will excuse
continuous present
  1. am excusing
  2. are excusing
  3. is excusing
  4. are excusing
  5. are excusing
  6. are excusing
subjunctive
  1. be excused
  2. be excused
  3. be excused
  4. be excused
  5. be excused
  6. be excused
diverse
  1. excuse!
  2. let's excuse!
  3. excused
  4. excusing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Verwante definities voor "excuse":

  1. a poor example1
    • a poor excuse for an automobile1
  2. a note explaining an absence1
    • he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him1
  3. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.1
    • he kept finding excuses to stay1
  4. excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with1
    • excuse someone's behavior1
  5. serve as a reason or cause or justification of1
    • Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work1
  6. grant exemption or release to1
    • Please excuse me from this class1
  7. ask for permission to be released from an engagement1
  8. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning1
  9. accept an excuse for1
    • Please excuse my dirty hands1

Verwante synoniemen voor excuse