English-Thai Dictionary

excuse

N ข้อแก้ตัว  ข้ออ้าง  คำกล่าวอ้าง  justification kor-kea-tua

 

excuse

VT อนุญาต ให้ จากไป  allow dismiss ar-nu-yad-hai-jak-pai

 

excuse

VT อ้าง เหตุผล  แก้ตัว  justify ang-hed-pon

 

excuse

VT ให้อภัย  ยกโทษให้  forgive pardon release hai-ar-pai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXCUSE

v.t.s as z. [L. excuso; ex and causor, to blame. See Cause. ] 1. To pardon; to free from the imputation of fault or blame; to acquit of guilt. We excuse a person in our own minds, when we acquit him of guilt or blame; or we excuse him by a declaration of that acquital.
2. To pardon, as a fault; to forgive entirely, or to admit to be little censurable, and to overlook. We excuse a fault, which admits of apology or extenuation; and we excuse irregular conduct, when extraordinary circumstances appear to justify it.
3. To free from an obligation or duty.
I pray thee have me excused. Luke 14:18, 19.
4. To remit; not to exact; as, to excuse a forfeiture.
5. To pardon; to admit an apology for.
Excuse some courtly strains.
6. To throw off an imputation by apology.
Think you that we excuse ourselves to you? 2 Corinthians 12:19.
7. To justify; to vindicate.
Their thoughts accusing or else excusing one another. Romans 2:15.

 

EXCUSE

n.A plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular deportment; apology. Every man has an excuse to offer for his neglect of duty; the debtor makes excuses for delay of payment. 1. The act of excusing or apologizing.
2. That which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a fault. His inability to comply with the request must be his excuse.

 

EXCUSELESS

a.Having no excuse; that for which no excuse or apology can be offered. [Little used. ]

 

EXCUSER

n.s as z. One who offers excuses or pleads for another. 1. One who excuses or forgives another.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXCUSE

Ex *cuse ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excused; p. pr. & vb. n. Excusing. ]Etym: [OE. escusen, cusen, OF. escuser, excuser, F. excuser, fr. L. excusare; ex out + causa cause, causari to plead. See Cause. ]

 

1. 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. A man's persuasion that a thing is duty, will not excuse him from guilt in practicing it, if really and indeed it be against Gog's law. Abp. Sharp.

 

2. 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. I must excuse what can not be amended. Shak.

 

3. To regard with indulgence; to view leniently or to overlook; to pardon. And in our own (excuse some courtly stains.) No whiter page than Addison remains. Pope.

 

4. 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. I pray thee have me excused. xiv. 19.

 

5. To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for. Think ye that we excuse ourselves to you 2 Cor. xii. 19.

 

Syn. -- To vindicate; exculpate; absolve; acquit. - To Pardon, Excuse, Forgive. A superior pardons as an act of mercy or generosity; either a superior or an equal excuses. A crime, great fault, or a grave offence, as one against law or morals, may be pardoned; a small fault, such as a failure in social or conventional obligations, slight omissions or neglects may be excused. Forgive relates to offenses against one's self, and punishment foregone; as, to forgive injuries or one who has injured us; to pardon grave offenses, crimes, and criminals; to excuse an act of forgetfulness, an unintentional offense. Pardon is also a word of courtesy employed in the sense of excuse.

 

EXCUSE

Ex *cuse ", n. Etym: [Cf. F. excuse. See Excuse, v. t.]

 

1. The act of excusing, apologizing, exculpating, pardoning, releasing, and the like; acquittal; release; absolution; justification; extenuation. Pleading so wisely in excuse of it. Shak.

 

2. 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. Hence with denial vain and coy excuse. Milton.

 

3. That which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a fault. "It hath the excuse of youth. " Shak. If eyes were made for seeing. Then beauty is its own excuse for being. Emerson.

 

Syn. -- See Apology.

 

EXCUSELESS

EXCUSELESS Ex *cuse "less, a.

 

Defn: Having no excuse; not admitting of excuse or apology. Whillock.

 

EXCUSEMENT

Ex *cuse "ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. excusement. ]

 

Defn: Excuse. [Obs. ] Gower.

 

EXCUSER

EXCUSER Ex *cus "er, n.

 

1. One who offers excuses or pleads in extenuation of the fault of another. Swift.

 

2. One who excuses or forgives another. Shelton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

excuse

ex cuse ▶verb |ikˈskyo͞oz ɪkˈskjuz | [ with obj. ] 1 attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offense ); seek to defend or justify: he did nothing to hide or excuse Jacob's cruelty. • forgive (someone ) for a fault or offense: you must excuse my sister | he could be excused for feeling that he was born at the wrong time. • overlook or forgive (a fault or offense ): sit down —excuse the mess. • (of a fact or circumstance ) serve in mitigation of (a person or act ): his ability excuses most of his faults. 2 release (someone ) from a duty or requirement: it will not be possible to excuse you from jury duty. • (used in polite formulas ) allow (someone ) to leave a room or gathering: now, if you'll excuse us, we have to be getting along. • (excuse oneself ) say politely that one is leaving. • (be excused ) (used esp. by school pupils ) be allowed to leave the room, esp. to go to the bathroom: please, can I be excused? ▶noun |ikˈskyo͞os ɪkˈskjus | 1 a reason or explanation put forward to defend or justify a fault or offense: there can be no possible excuse for any further delay | no one will have the excuse that they didn ’t know. • a reason put forward to conceal the real reason for an action; a pretext: they use their hunting as an excuse to get away from the womenfolk. 2 (an excuse for ) informal a poor or inadequate example of: that pathetic excuse for a man! PHRASES excuse me said politely in various contexts, for example when attempting to get someone's attention, asking someone to move so that one may pass, or interrupting or disagreeing with a speaker. • said when asking someone to repeat what they have just said. make one's excuses say politely that one is leaving or cannot be present. DERIVATIVES ex cus a to ry |-zəˌtôrē |adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French escuser (verb ), from Latin excusare ‘to free from blame, ’ from ex- ‘out ’ + causa ‘accusation, cause. ’

 

excuse-me

excuse-me ▶noun informal a social dance in which participants may interrupt other pairs in order to change partners.

 

Oxford Dictionary

excuse

ex ¦cuse ▶verb |ɪkˈskjuːz, ɛk- | [ with obj. ] 1 seek to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offence ); try to justify: he did nothing to hide or excuse Jacob's cruelty. • forgive (someone ) for a fault or offence: you must excuse my brother | he could be excused for feeling that he was born at the wrong time. • overlook or make allowances for: sit down —excuse the mess. • (of a fact ) serve to mitigate (a person or act ): his ability excuses most of his faults. 2 release (someone ) from a duty or requirement: it will not be possible to excuse you from attendance | [ with two objs ] : may I be excused hockey? • (used in polite formulas ) allow (someone ) to leave a room or gathering: and now, if you'll excuse us, duty calls. • (excuse oneself ) say politely that one is leaving. • (be excused ) (used by school pupils ) be allowed to leave the room, especially to go to the toilet. ▶noun |ɪkˈskjuːs, ɛk- | 1 a reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offence: there can be no excuse for any further delay | the excuse that half the team failed to turn up. • a reason put forward to conceal the real reason for an action; a pretext: as an excuse to get out of the house she went to post a letter. • US a note written by a doctor or parent excusing a pupil from school. 2 (an excuse for ) informal a poor or inadequate example of: that pathetic excuse for a man! PHRASES excuse me used as a polite apology in various contexts, such as when attempting to get someone's attention, asking someone to move so that one may pass, or interrupting a speaker. • N. Amer. used to ask someone to repeat what they have just said. make one's excuses say politely that one is leaving or cannot be present. DERIVATIVES excusatory |-ˈskjuːzət (ə )ri |adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French escuser (verb ), from Latin excusare ‘to free from blame ’, from ex- ‘out ’ + causa ‘accusation, cause ’.

 

excuse-me

excuse-me ▶noun informal a social dance in which participants may interrupt other pairs in order to change partners.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

excuse

excuse verb 1 eventually she excused him: forgive, pardon, absolve, exonerate, acquit; informal let someone off (the hook ); formal exculpate. ANTONYMS punish, blame. 2 such conduct can never be excused: justify, defend, condone, vindicate; forgive, overlook, disregard, ignore, tolerate, sanction. ANTONYMS condemn. 3 she has been excused from her duties: let off, release, relieve, exempt, absolve, free. ▶noun 1 that's no excuse for stealing: justification, defense, reason, explanation, mitigating circumstances, mitigation, vindication. 2 an excuse to get away: pretext, ostensible reason, pretense; informal story, alibi. 3 informal that pathetic excuse for a man! travesty of, poor specimen of; informal apology for.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

excuse

excuse verb 1 eventually she excused him, as she always did: forgive, pardon, absolve, exonerate, acquit; make allowances for; informal let someone off (the hook ); rare exculpate. ANTONYMS punish, blame. 2 such conduct can never be excused: justify, defend, make excuses for, make a case for, explain (away ), rationalize, condone, vindicate, warrant; mitigate, palliate; apologize for; forgive, overlook, disregard, ignore, pass over, turn a blind eye to, turn a deaf ear to, wink at, blink at, indulge, tolerate, sanction; rare extenuate. ANTONYMS condemn. 3 she has been excused from her duties for now: let off, release, relieve, exempt, spare, absolve, free, liberate; rare dispense. ANTONYMS hold to. ▶noun 1 that's no excuse for stealing: justification, defence, reason, explanation, mitigating circumstances, mitigation, extenuation, palliation, vindication; grounds, cause, basis, call; argument, apology, apologia, plea. 2 he needed an excuse to get away from his family: pretext, ostensible reason, pretence, front, cover-up, fabrication, evasion; informal story, alibi, line, cop-out; Brit. informal get-out. 3 informal that pathetic excuse for a man! travesty of, apology for, poor specimen of, pitiful example of, mockery of; pale shadow of, poor imitation of. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD excuse, forgive, pardon, condone See forgive . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

French Dictionary

excuse

excuse n. f. nom féminin 1 Raison apportée pour se faire pardonner, pour se justifier. : Tu es en retard et ton excuse n ’est pas valable. SYNONYME explication ; justification ; motif ; prétexte . 2 Regret exprimé à quelqu ’un pour l ’avoir ennuyé, gêné, offensé. : Je te fais mes excuses pour cette méprise. Note Technique En ce sens, le nom s ’emploie généralement au pluriel.

 

excuser

excuser v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Servir d ’excuse à, justifier. : Son enthousiasme excuse ses excès. 2 Pardonner. : On a excusé son absence. verbe pronominal 1 Présenter des excuses. : Elles se sont excusées de leur retard. SYNONYME demander pardon . Note Syntaxique Les expressions les plus polies sont: je vous prie de m ’excuser ou veuillez m ’excuser ou toutes mes excuses. De façon un peu moins soutenue, on dira: excusez-moi. La formule je m ’excuse est jugée la moins polie et la plus familière. 2 Prévenir d ’une absence. : Ces administrateurs se sont excusés, ils seront à l ’étranger lors de la réunion du conseil. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Les retardataires se sont excusés. aimer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

excuse

ex cuse /ɪkskjúːz, eks- / (! 動詞 -seは /z /; 動詞 と 名詞 で発音が異なるので注意 ) 〖ex (外へ )cuse (訴訟 ); 訴訟から逃れる 〗動詞 ～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-d /; excusing 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉〈人の無礼 不注意 ささいな過失など 〉を許す , 大目に見る ; 〖excuse A for B /doing 〗A 〈人 〉がB 〈過失など 〉をした […した ]のを許す , B 〈過失など 〉に対してA 〈人 〉を許す (!forgiveの場合よりも小さい過失 怠慢などを見逃してやること ) ▸ I will excuse you only this time .今回だけは君を許そう ▸ I cannot excuse Tom's conduct .トムの行為は許せない ▸ Emily excused us for being late .エミリーは私たちの遅刻を許してくれた ▸ Nancy excused me (for ) my behavior .ナンシーは私の行動を大目に見てくれた (!｟くだけて ｠ではforが省略されることがある ) 2 〈人が 〉〈義務 責任など 〉を免除する ; 〖excuse A from B /doing 〗A 〈人 〉にB 〈義務 責任など 〉を […することを ]免除する (!しばしば受け身で ) ▸ We will excuse your presence .君は出席しなくてもよいことにしよう ▸ excuse A from the test Aにその試験を免除する ▸ Henry was excused (from ) the duty .ヘンリーは義務を免除された (!｟英 ｠ではfromが省略されることがある ) ▸ May [Can ] I please be excused from class this afternoon? 今日の午後授業を休んでもいいですか 3 〈人 事が 〉〈過失 (のある人 )など 〉についての弁解 [弁明, 言い訳 ]をする [となる ]; 〖～ A [oneself ] for B /doing 〗A 〈人 〉[自分 ]がB 〈過失など 〉の […したことの ]弁解をする , わびる (justify )▸ That doesn't excuse what Henry said that night .そんなことではその夜ヘンリーが言ったことの言い訳にはならない ▸ Tom can be excused for neglecting his duty .トムが義務を果たさなかったことに対しては言い訳がたつ ▸ excuse oneself for delay 遅れたことをわびる ▸ Ken excused himself by saying that he was ill .病気だったものでとケンは弁解した 4 «…するために /…から » 〈人 〉に退出 [中座 ]を許す «to do /from » (!しばしば受け身で ) ; 〖～ oneself 〗 «…から » 退出 [中座 ]する «from » ; (退出 中座のために )失礼しますと言う ▸ Would [Will ] you excuse me? ちょっと [そろそろこの辺で ]失礼いたします (!(1 )[退出 中座をするときに用いる. (2 )2人以上の場合はWould [Will ] you excuse us? を用いる ) ▸ Daddy, can I be excused to go to bed? お父さん, そろそろ寝てもいいかな ▸ “I'm going to excuse myself , Mr. Smith. ” “Good night, Jane. ”「そろそろ失礼しますわ, スミスさん 」「おやすみ, ジェーン 」▸ I hastily excused myself and headed home .私は急いで失礼して家へと向かった コミュニケーション A: May [Can, Could ] I be excused? ちょっと席を離れてもいいですか .B: You're excused . よろしい .❢授業中生徒がトイレに行く許可を得たり, また食事中に中座を求める際などの会話で .Exc ú se me. () (!しばしば冒頭の音が落ちて /skjúːzmi /のように発音される ) ｟話 ｠1 失礼ですが, あのう (!質問をしたり, 注意を喚起したり, ｟主に英 ｠反対意見を述べたりするときに用い, しばしばbutが後に続く ) ▸ Excuse me , (but ) will you tell me the way to the post office? すみませんが, 郵便局へ行く道を教えていただけませんか ▸ Excuse me , Miss, but I think you're sitting in my seat .あのう, お嬢さん, 私の席にお座りではありませんか 2 失礼, ちょっと失礼, ごめんなさい (!無礼 [くしゃみ, げっぷ ]をわびたり, 人の前などを通ったりするとき ) ▸ Excuse me , let me get past .失礼, 通してください (!Pardon me. よりも ｟くだけて ｠) 3 ちょっと [そろそろ ]失礼します (↑4 第1例 ).4 ｟米 ｠(↘)失礼 ; こちらこそ ((I'm ) Sorry .) (!体が接触したり, 小さな間違いをしたりしたとき ) ▸ Ah, oops, excuse me . I'm new at this .ああ, おっと, 失礼, これに慣れていないもので ▸ “Excuse me .” “Excuse m é .”「失礼 」「こちらこそ 」 (!返答の場合はmeにアクセントを置く; That's all right. などで返答することもある ) 5 ｟主に米 ｠〖～?〗(↗)もう1度言ってくれますか ; (不快な発言などに対して )何だって? (→sorry 間投詞 語法 )▸ “Now get out! ” “Excuse me ?”「さあ失せやがれ 」「何だと 」Exc ù se me for l í ving [br é athing ]!｟話 ｠それは悪かったね (!自分への非難に対する返答として ) .Y ò u're exc ú sed .｟話 ｠1 (退出しても )いいですよ, 出ていってもよろしい (↑コミュニケーション ).2 もういいから行きなさい (!叱責 （しっせき ）の終わりの決まり文句 ) .3 かまいません, 気にしないでください (!げっぷなどをわびる際のExcuse me. (2 )の返事として ) .名詞 /ɪkskjúːs / (!-seは /s /) 複 ～s /-ɪz /C U 1 a. «過失 怠慢 無礼などに対する /…という » 理由 , 根拠 , 弁解 «for /that 節 » ▸ I have no [a good ] excuse for coming late .遅れて申しわけありません [遅れたのにはそれなりのわけがあったのです ]▸ There is no excuse for your absence .君が欠席したことについては弁解の余地はない ▸ without excuse 理由もなく, 断りもせず b. «…に対する /…するための » (偽の )言い訳 , 言い逃れ , 口実 «for /to do » (!have, make, find, giveなどの 動詞 とよく用いられる ) ▸ I could not find an excuse for continuing the work .その仕事を続ける口実を見つけられなかった ▸ make up a lot of excuses for one's misbehavior 自らの無作法に対して多くの口実をでっち上げる ▸ “No more excuses, Tom, OK? ”「もう言い逃れはだめよ, トム, わかったわね 」▸ Mary used the party as an excuse to see Tom .メリーはトムに会う口実としてそのパーティを利用した ▸ Excuses, excuses! (君は )いつも言い訳ばかりしている 2 〖～s 〗おわび (の言葉 ); (欠席などの )断り (!excuseは処罰や非難を免れようとして弁解することで, apologyは自分の非を認め謝罪すること ) ▸ Please make my excuses at the meeting on Monday .月曜日の会議には欠席させていただきます (のでよろしくお伝えください )3 «…の » 悪い見本 , お粗末な例, とんだ代物 （しろもの ） «for , of » ▸ This is a poor excuse for a movie .これは実に出来の悪い映画だ (!poorの代わりにbad, rottenなども用いられる ) 4 ｟米 ｠(保護者からの )病気欠席届 ; (医者の )病気欠席証明書 (｟英 ｠sick note ).