B1verb · transitive · common

excuse

excuse · excuses · excused · excusing

пробачити, подарувати, дарувати, простити

простить, извиняться, оправдать, извинить pf прощать

entschuldigen, verzeihen, sich entschuldigen

To forgive; to pardon; to overlookTo forgive; to pardon; to overlook.

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UK/ɪkˈskjuːz/US/ɪksˈkjuz/

» Please excuse me for coming late.

Bitte entschuldigen Sie mein Zuspätkommen.

Простите меня, пожалуйста, за опоздание.

Прости меня, пожалуйста, за опоздание.

Перепрошую за запізнення.

Пробачте за запізнення.

Meaning

4 senses

(transitive)To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.
I excused him his transgressions.
entschuldigen, verzeihen
извиня́тьizvinjátʹ, извини́ть pf проща́тьizvinítʹ, прости́тьprostítʹ
вибача́тиvybačáty, ви́бачитиvýbačyty, пробача́тиprobačáty
(transitive)To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.
May I be excused from the table?
I excused myself from the proceedings to think over what I'd heard.
sich entschuldigen
извиня́тьсяizvinjátʹsja
grant exemption or release to
(transitive)To provide an excuse for; to justify.
You know he shouldn't have done it, so don't try to excuse his behavior!
entschuldigen
опра́вдыватьoprávdyvatʹ, оправда́тьopravdátʹ
accept an excuse for
To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.

Examples

1324 sentences

Please excuse me for coming late.
Перепрошую за запізнення. — deniko
ruПростите меня, пожалуйста, за опоздание. — marafon
deBitte entschuldigen Sie mein Zuspätkommen. — Wolf
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Excuse me, could I get past?
Перепрошую, можна мені пройти? — deniko
ruИзвините, можно я пройду? — Xitsa
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Excuse me. May I get by?
Перепрошую. Можна мені пройти? — brambury
ruИзвините. Можно я пройду? — Xitsa
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Excuse me, but I feel sick.
Перепрошую, але я себе не дуже добре почуваю. — deniko
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Excuse me, is this seat taken?
Перепрошую, це місце зайняте? — rozmaita
ruИзвините, это место занято? — ae5s
deEntschuldigen Sie, ist dieser Platz schon besetzt? — Wolf
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

forgive, pardon:

Русский

By meaning 3

forgive, pardon:

allow to leave:

explain with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

forgive, pardon:

allow to leave:

Origin

From Middle English excusen (verb) and excuse (noun), borrowed from Old French escuser (ve

From Middle English excusen (verb) and excuse (noun), borrowed from Old French escuser (verb) and excuse (noun), from Latin excūsō, excūsāre (“to excuse, allege in excuse, literally, free from a charge”), from ex (“out”) + causa (“a charge”); see cause, accuse and recuse. Displaced native Old English lād (“an excuse”) and lādian (“to excuse”).

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Forms

excuses, excusing, excused, excused

Base form	excuse · to excuse
3rd person singular	excuses
Present participle	excusing
Past simple	excused
Past participle	excused

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	excuse
he, she, it	excuses

Past simpleLesson

all persons

excused

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have excused
he, she, it	has excused

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will excuse

Synonyms

17 synonyms

to release from guilt, shame, or punishment:forgiveB1 pardonB1 unguiltlet off the hooklet pass

justify:pleadB2 adduce

Close in meaning

excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with:condone
serve as a reason or cause or justification of:explain
grant exemption or release to:relieve let off exempt
ask for permission to be released from an engagement:beg off
accept an excuse for:pardon
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning:apologize apologise rationalize rationalise