excuse
/ɪkˈskjuːz/ verb [T]Translation
FORGIVE › to forgive someone for something that is not very serious
affetmek, bağışlamak
Please excuse my appearance, I've been painting. [+ for + doing sth] She asked him to excuse her for being so rude.1171NOT DO › to say that someone does not have to do something that they usually have to do
görevden affetmek, muaf/hariç tutmak
Could I be excused from football training today?1171EXPLAIN › to be given as a reason for someone's bad behaviour, so that it does not seem so bad
sebebini açıklamak, izah etmek; sebep olarak göstermek
Nothing can excuse what he did.1910 excuse me › used to politely get someone's attention
excusable adjective › Affedersiniz!, Özür dilerim!, Pardon!
Excuse me, does this bus go to Oxford Street?11711011 › used to say sorry for something that you do without intending to Çok özür dilerim!, Affedersiniz!, Kusura bakmayın!
Oh, excuse me, did I take your seat?1171affedilir
(Definition of excuse verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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