Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To provide an alibi for.

    exonerate by means of an alibi

  2. (transitive)To provide an excuse for.

Examples

173 sentences

  1. Tom doesn't have an alibi either.

    У Тома також немає алібі. — deniko

    ruУ Тома тоже нет алиби. — marafon

    deAuch Tom hat kein Alibi. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. You have an alibi, I hope.

    Сподіваюся, ти маєш алібі. — deniko

    ruНадеюсь, у тебя есть алиби. — marafon

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  3. I hope you have an alibi.

    Сподіваюся, ти маєш алібі. — deniko

    ruНадеюсь, у тебя есть алиби. — marafon

    deIch hoffe, dass du ein Alibi hast. — Luiaard

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  4. Tom said he had an alibi.

    Том сказав, що у нього є алібі. — deniko

    ruТом сказал, что у него есть алиби. — marafon

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  5. Tom said that he had an alibi.

    Том сказав, що у нього є алібі. — deniko

    ruТом сказал, что у него есть алиби. — marafon

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Origin

From the 18th century, from Latin alibī (“elsewhere, at another place”, adverb). Probably

From the 18th century, from Latin alibī (“elsewhere, at another place”, adverb). Probably after French alibi, which has this use since the late 14th century.

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Forms

alibis, alibiing, alibied, alibied
Base formalibi · to alibi
3rd person singularalibis
Present participlealibiing
Past simplealibied
Past participlealibied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyalibi
he, she, italibis

Past simpleLesson

all personsalibied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave alibied
he, she, ithas alibied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill alibi

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

4 patterns
  • an an alibi
  • has no alibi
  • no alibi
  • alibi for the

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
algorithmaliasalienalienateC1

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