Catalan Meaning of excuse

excusa

Other Catalan words related to excusa

Definitions and Meaning of excuse in English

Wordnet

excuse (n)

a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

a note explaining an absence

a poor example

Wordnet

excuse (v)

accept an excuse for

grant exemption or release to

serve as a reason or cause or justification of

defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

ask for permission to be released from an engagement

excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with

Webster

excuse (v. t.)

To free from accusation, or the imputation of fault or blame; to clear from guilt; to release from a charge; to justify by extenuating a fault; to exculpate; to absolve; to acquit.

To pardon, as a fault; to forgive entirely, or to admit to be little censurable, and to overlook; as, we excuse irregular conduct, when extraordinary circumstances appear to justify it.

To regard with indulgence; to view leniently or to overlook; to pardon.

To free from an impending obligation or duty; hence, to disengage; to dispense with; to release by favor; also, to remit by favor; not to exact; as, to excuse a forfeiture.

To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.

The act of excusing, apologizing, exculpating, pardoning, releasing, and the like; acquittal; release; absolution; justification; extenuation.

That which is offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular deportment; apology; as, an excuse for neglect of duty; excuses for delay of payment.

That which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a fault.

FAQs About the word excuse

excusa

a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc., a note explaining an absence, a poor example, accept an excuse for, grant exemption

justificació,raó,coartada,disculpa,defensa,súplica,pretext,reconeixement,reconeixement,expiació

Marca,ment,nota,oposar-se (a),Atenir-se

excusatory => excusatori, excusator => excusador, excusation => excusa, excusably => justificadament, excursus => excurs,