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excuse English
Meaning excuse meaning
What does excuse mean?
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Synonyms excuse synonyms
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Conjugation excuse conjugation
How do you conjugate excuse?
excuse · verb
Present I excuse
Positive I excuse
Singular
1st person I excuse
2nd person you excuse
3rd person he/she/it excuses
Plural
1st person we excuse
2nd person you excuse
3rd person they excuse
Negative I don't excuse
Singular
1st person I don't excuse I do not excuse
2nd person you don't excuse you do not excuse
3rd person he/she/it doesn't excuse he/she/it does not excuse
Plural
1st person we don't excuse we do not excuse
2nd person you don't excuse you do not excuse
3rd person they don't excuse they do not excuse
Question do I excuse?
Singular
1st person do I excuse?
2nd person do you excuse?
3rd person does he/she/it excuse?
Plural
1st person do we excuse?
2nd person do you excuse?
3rd person do they excuse?
Negative question don't I excuse?
Singular
1st person don't I excuse? do I not excuse?
2nd person don't you excuse? do you not excuse?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it excuse? does he/she/it not excuse?
Plural
1st person don't we excuse? do we not excuse?
2nd person don't you excuse? do you not excuse?
3rd person don't they excuse? do they not excuse?
Past I excused
Positive I excused
Singular
1st person I excused
2nd person you excused
3rd person he/she/it excused
Plural
1st person we excused
2nd person you excused
3rd person they excused
Negative I didn't excuse
Singular
1st person I didn't excuse I did not excuse
2nd person you didn't excuse you did not excuse
3rd person he/she/it didn't excuse he/she/it did not excuse
Plural
1st person we didn't excuse we did not excuse
2nd person you didn't excuse you did not excuse
3rd person they didn't excuse they did not excuse
Question did I excuse?
Singular
1st person did I excuse?
2nd person did you excuse?
3rd person did he/she/it excuse?
Plural
1st person did we excuse?
2nd person did you excuse?
3rd person did they excuse?
Negative question didn't I excuse?
Singular
1st person didn't I excuse? did I not excuse?
2nd person didn't you excuse? did you not excuse?
3rd person didn't he/she/it excuse? did he/she/it not excuse?
Plural
1st person didn't we excuse? did we not excuse?
2nd person didn't you excuse? did you not excuse?
3rd person didn't they excuse? did they not excuse?
Future I'll excuse
Positive I'll excuse
Singular
1st person I'll excuse I will excuse
2nd person you'll excuse you will excuse
3rd person he/she/it'll excuse he/she/it will excuse
Plural
1st person we'll excuse we will excuse
2nd person you'll excuse you will excuse
3rd person they'll excuse they will excuse
Negative I won't excuse
Singular
1st person I won't excuse I will not excuse
2nd person you won't excuse you will not excuse
3rd person he/she/it won't excuse he/she/it will not excuse
Plural
1st person we won't excuse we will not excuse
2nd person you won't excuse you will not excuse
3rd person they won't excuse they will not excuse
Question will I excuse?
Singular
1st person will I excuse?
2nd person will you excuse?
3rd person will he/she/it excuse?
Plural
1st person will we excuse?
2nd person will you excuse?
3rd person will they excuse?
Negative question won't I excuse?
Singular
1st person won't I excuse? will I not excuse?
2nd person won't you excuse? will you not excuse?
3rd person won't he/she/it excuse? will he/she/it not excuse?
Plural
1st person won't we excuse? will we not excuse?
2nd person won't you excuse? will you not excuse?
3rd person won't they excuse? will they not excuse?
Conditional I'd excuse
Positive I'd excuse
Singular
1st person I'd excuse I would excuse
2nd person you'd excuse you would excuse
3rd person he/she/it'd excuse he/she/it would excuse
Plural
1st person we'd excuse we would excuse
2nd person you'd excuse you would excuse
3rd person they'd excuse they would excuse
Negative I wouldn't excuse
Singular
1st person I wouldn't excuse I would not excuse
2nd person you wouldn't excuse you would not excuse
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't excuse he/she/it would not excuse
Plural
1st person we wouldn't excuse we would not excuse
2nd person you wouldn't excuse you would not excuse
3rd person they wouldn't excuse they would not excuse
Question would I excuse?
Singular
1st person would I excuse?
2nd person would you excuse?
3rd person would he/she/it excuse?
Plural
1st person would we excuse?
2nd person would you excuse?
3rd person would they excuse?
Negative question wouldn't I excuse?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I excuse? would I not excuse?
2nd person wouldn't you excuse? would you not excuse?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it excuse? would he/she/it not excuse?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we excuse? would we not excuse?
2nd person wouldn't you excuse? would you not excuse?
3rd person wouldn't they excuse? would they not excuse?
Present continuous I'm excusing
Positive I'm excusing
Singular
1st person I'm excusing I am excusing
2nd person you're excusing you are excusing
3rd person he/she/it's excusing he/she/it is excusing
Plural
1st person we're excusing we are excusing
2nd person you're excusing you are excusing
3rd person they're excusing they are excusing
Negative I'm not excusing
Singular
1st person I'm not excusing I am not excusing
2nd person you aren't excusing you're not excusing you are not excusing
3rd person he/she/it isn't excusing he/she/it's not excusing he/she/it is not excusing
Plural
1st person we aren't excusing we're not excusing we are not excusing
2nd person you aren't excusing you're not excusing you are not excusing
3rd person they aren't excusing they're not excusing they are not excusing
Question am I excusing?
Singular
1st person am I excusing?
2nd person are you excusing?
3rd person is he/she/it excusing?
Plural
1st person are we excusing?
2nd person are you excusing?
3rd person are they excusing?
Negative question aren't I excusing?
Singular
1st person aren't I excusing? am I not excusing?
2nd person aren't you excusing? are you not excusing?
3rd person isn't he/she/it excusing? is he/she/it not excusing?
Plural
1st person aren't we excusing? are we not excusing?
2nd person aren't you excusing? are you not excusing?
3rd person aren't they excusing? are they not excusing?
Past continuous I was excusing
Positive I was excusing
Singular
1st person I was excusing
2nd person you were excusing
3rd person he/she/it was excusing
Plural
1st person we were excusing
2nd person you were excusing
3rd person they were excusing
Negative I wasn't excusing
Singular
1st person I wasn't excusing I was not excusing
2nd person you weren't excusing you were not excusing
3rd person he/she/it wasn't excusing he/she/it was not excusing
Plural
1st person we weren't excusing we were not excusing
2nd person you weren't excusing you were not excusing
3rd person they weren't excusing they were not excusing
Question was I excusing?
Singular
1st person was I excusing?
2nd person were you excusing?
3rd person was he/she/it excusing?
Plural
1st person were we excusing?
2nd person were you excusing?
3rd person were they excusing?
Negative question wasn't I excusing?
Singular
1st person wasn't I excusing? was I not excusing?
2nd person weren't you excusing? were you not excusing?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it excusing? was he/she/it not excusing?
Plural
1st person weren't we excusing? were we not excusing?
2nd person weren't you excusing? were you not excusing?
3rd person weren't they excusing? were they not excusing?
Future continuous I'll be excusing
Positive I'll be excusing
Singular
1st person I'll be excusing I will be excusing
2nd person you'll be excusing you will be excusing
3rd person he/she/it'll be excusing he/she/it will be excusing
Plural
1st person we'll be excusing we will be excusing
2nd person you'll be excusing you will be excusing
3rd person they'll be excusing they will be excusing
Negative I won't be excusing
Singular
1st person I won't be excusing I will not be excusing
2nd person you won't be excusing you will not be excusing
3rd person he/she/it won't be excusing he/she/it will not be excusing
Plural
1st person we won't be excusing we will not be excusing
2nd person you won't be excusing you will not be excusing
3rd person they won't be excusing they will not be excusing
Question will I be excusing?
Singular
1st person will I be excusing?
2nd person will you be excusing?
3rd person will he/she/it be excusing?
Plural
1st person will we be excusing?
2nd person will you be excusing?
3rd person will they be excusing?
Negative question won't I be excusing?
Singular
1st person won't I be excusing? will I not be excusing?
2nd person won't you be excusing? will you not be excusing?
3rd person won't he/she/it be excusing? will he/she/it not be excusing?
Plural
1st person won't we be excusing? will we not be excusing?
2nd person won't you be excusing? will you not be excusing?
3rd person won't they be excusing? will they not be excusing?
Conditional continuous I'd be excusing
Positive I'd be excusing
Singular
1st person I'd be excusing I would be excusing
2nd person you'd be excusing you would be excusing
3rd person he/she/it'd be excusing he/she/it would be excusing
Plural
1st person we'd be excusing we would be excusing
2nd person you'd be excusing you would be excusing
3rd person they'd be excusing they would be excusing
Negative I wouldn't be excusing
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be excusing I would not be excusing
2nd person you wouldn't be excusing you would not be excusing
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be excusing he/she/it would not be excusing
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be excusing we would not be excusing
2nd person you wouldn't be excusing you would not be excusing
3rd person they wouldn't be excusing they would not be excusing
Question would I be excusing?
Singular
1st person would I be excusing?
2nd person would you be excusing?
3rd person would he/she/it be excusing?
Plural
1st person would we be excusing?
2nd person would you be excusing?
3rd person would they be excusing?
Negative question wouldn't I be excusing?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be excusing? would I not be excusing?
2nd person wouldn't you be excusing? would you not be excusing?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be excusing? would he/she/it not be excusing?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be excusing? would we not be excusing?
2nd person wouldn't you be excusing? would you not be excusing?
3rd person wouldn't they be excusing? would they not be excusing?
Present perfect I've excused
Positive I've excused
Singular
1st person I've excused I have excused
2nd person you've excused you have excused
3rd person he/she/it's excused he/she/it has excused
Plural
1st person we've excused we have excused
2nd person you've excused you have excused
3rd person they've excused they have excused
Negative I haven't excused
Singular
1st person I haven't excused I have not excused
2nd person you haven't excused you have not excused
3rd person he/she/it hasn't excused he/she/it has not excused
Plural
1st person we haven't excused we have not excused
2nd person you haven't excused you have not excused
3rd person they haven't excused they have not excused
Question have I excused?
Singular
1st person have I excused?
2nd person have you excused?
3rd person has he/she/it excused?
Plural
1st person have we excused?
2nd person have you excused?
3rd person have they excused?
Negative question haven't I excused?
Singular
1st person haven't I excused? have I not excused?
2nd person haven't you excused? have you not excused?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it excused? has he/she/it not excused?
Plural
1st person haven't we excused? have we not excused?
2nd person haven't you excused? have you not excused?
3rd person haven't they excused? have they not excused?
Past perfect I had excused
Positive I had excused
Singular
1st person I had excused
2nd person you had excused
3rd person he/she/it had excused
Plural
1st person we had excused
2nd person you had excused
3rd person they had excused
Negative I hadn't excused
Singular
1st person I hadn't excused I had not excused
2nd person you hadn't excused you had not excused
3rd person he/she/it hadn't excused he/she/it had not excused
Plural
1st person we hadn't excused we had not excused
2nd person you hadn't excused you had not excused
3rd person they hadn't excused they had not excused
Question had I excused?
Singular
1st person had I excused?
2nd person had you excused?
3rd person had he/she/it excused?
Plural
1st person had we excused?
2nd person had you excused?
3rd person had they excused?
Negative question hadn't I excused?
Singular
1st person hadn't I excused? had I not excused?
2nd person hadn't you excused? had you not excused?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it excused? had he/she/it not excused?
Plural
1st person hadn't we excused? had we not excused?
2nd person hadn't you excused? had you not excused?
3rd person hadn't they excused? had they not excused?
Future perfect I'll have excused
Positive I'll have excused
Singular
1st person I'll have excused I will have excused
2nd person you'll have excused you will have excused
3rd person he/she/it'll have excused he/she/it will have excused
Plural
1st person we'll have excused we will have excused
2nd person you'll have excused you will have excused
3rd person they'll have excused they will have excused
Negative I won't have excused
Singular
1st person I won't have excused I will not have excused
2nd person you won't have excused you will not have excused
3rd person he/she/it won't have excused he/she/it will not have excused
Plural
1st person we won't have excused we will not have excused
2nd person you won't have excused you will not have excused
3rd person they won't have excused they will not have excused
Question +'ll I have excused?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have excused? will I have excused?
2nd person +'ll you have excused? will you have excused?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have excused? will he/she/it have excused?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have excused? will we have excused?
2nd person +'ll you have excused? will you have excused?
3rd person +'ll they have excused? will they have excused?
Negative question won't I have excused?
Singular
1st person won't I have excused? will I not have excused?
2nd person won't you have excused? will you not have excused?
3rd person won't he/she/it have excused? will he/she/it not have excused?
Plural
1st person won't we have excused? will we not have excused?
2nd person won't you have excused? will you not have excused?
3rd person won't they have excused? will they not have excused?
Conditional perfect I'd have excused
Positive I'd have excused
Singular
1st person I'd have excused I would have excused
2nd person you'd have excused you would have excused
3rd person he/she/it'd have excused he/she/it would have excused
Plural
1st person we'd have excused we would have excused
2nd person you'd have excused you would have excused
3rd person they'd have excused they would have excused
Negative I wouldn't have excused
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have excused I would not have excused
2nd person you wouldn't have excused you would not have excused
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have excused he/she/it would not have excused
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have excused we would not have excused
2nd person you wouldn't have excused you would not have excused
3rd person they wouldn't have excused they would not have excused
Question would I have excused?
Singular
1st person would I have excused?
2nd person would you have excused?
3rd person would he/she/it have excused?
Plural
1st person would we have excused?
2nd person would you have excused?
3rd person would they have excused?
Negative question wouldn't I have excused?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have excused? would I not have excused?
2nd person wouldn't you have excused? would you not have excused?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have excused? would he/she/it not have excused?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have excused? would we not have excused?
2nd person wouldn't you have excused? would you not have excused?
3rd person wouldn't they have excused? would they not have excused?
Imperative excuse!
Positive
you excuse!
we let's excuse!
Negative
you don't excuse!
we let's not excuse!
Examples excuse examples
How do I use excuse in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Excuse me. Can I get by here?
Excuse my clumsiness.
Excuse me, I'm a foreigner and I don't understand Czech all that well.
Good afternoon. Excuse me, I'm looking for the Loreta.
It doesn't matter what excuse he gives me, I can't forgive him.
Excuse me, I have a request.
Excuse me, which way is the station?
That's a pathetic excuse.
Excuse me, may I have another cup of tea?
There's no excuse for your acts.
Excuse me, where are the elevators?
Excuse me. Where are the eggs?
Excuse me; allow me to point out three errors in the above article.
You'll have to manufacture some kind of excuse.
How did you come up with such a good excuse?
Your behavior admits of no excuse.
Excuse me, but let me have another look at the photo.
Excuse us for the inconvenience.
If you can't keep your promise, what excuse will you make?
If you will excuse me for a few minutes, I'd like to make a call.
Excuse me for opening your letter by mistake.
I have no excuse.
Excuse me a minute.
Excuse me, but do you need any help?
Excuse me, could I get past?
That's just an excuse.
Movie subtitles
Excuse.
Saying that he does not remember anything. it's the same excuse as Patre!
Clever excuse.
Excuse me, sir, but what exactly does that phrase mean?
Excuse me, I, I need another minute!
Excuse me!
But the crime she committed today.. has no excuse at all.
Please excuse my handshake.
Excuse me?
Excuse me, seamen and women!
Excuse me, miss, I have a bone to pick with you.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I was right about this corset and my m'ladies are about to blow, so.
Would you just excuse me for a second?
CELL PHONE RINGTONE PLAYS CHOPIN'S 'FUNERAL MARCH' Excuse me.
Excuse me, Colonel.
Excuse me, I must take care of Ishmael.
Excuse me, I must go now.
Uh, I guess now that the. the play's over, we don't really have an excuse to hang out anymore.
But excuse me now.
Excuse me.
Fine. -Excuse me.
Excuse me. Are you reciting verse?
Excuse me, your Honor.
Excuse me, Spaulding.
Good excuse.
Excuse me, sweetheart.
Will you excuse me a moment?
Well, excuse me, dear.
It must be afternoon recess-- Excuse me.
Excuse us for the inconvenience!
Excuse me, could you please make it short?
Please excuse me.
Excuse us!
Excuse me, your Majesty.
You get your ass to the most expensive bridal boutique you can find right now, pull out your credit card and get something in a size six that is beautiful and magical and will make everyone cry, you horrendous excuse for a person!
News and current affairs
Robert Rubin and Kent Conrad warned him that the press would not interpret his testimony as being balanced, and that Congress would interpret it as an excuse to abandon fiscal discipline.
Unfortunately, that is a facile excuse.
But celebrations should never become an excuse for complacency.
Of course, releasing political prisoners does not excuse Lukashenko's past excesses.
So there is no excuse for continued inaction.
Weak capacity to absorb aid on the part of recipient countries is no excuse for donor-driven and donor-directed assistance.
None of these explanations is an adequate excuse for the ECB's opposition to deep involuntary restructuring of Greece's debt.
This isn't, of course, an excuse for this crime or for any crime, but it cannot be ignored.
Tudjman's excuse was that Croatia needed to concentrate power for its struggle with Serbian aggression.
Every excuse is made to avoid giving what is needed.
Prior agreement on the scope or outcome should not be a precondition for talks - or an excuse to avoid them - but rather a subject of the negotiations themselves.
But that is no excuse for complacency.
Unfortunately, rapidly falling food prices during the 30-year period since the food crisis of the early 1970's gave governments a convenient excuse for doing little or nothing.
What's France's excuse?
Weapons of mass destruction - nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons - are just that, and no cause can excuse their use.
For the US, energy self-sufficiency is the perfect excuse for a phased withdrawal from the Middle East; freed from energy dependency, America should be able to concentrate on the Pacific.
My apartment mate explained that everyone in her office, in the US Department of Education, had used the excuse of a birthday party to watch the US-Germany match.
The fact that competition policy is the only tooth that bites in Brussels should not be an excuse for preserving a system that defies democracy and seriously lacks transparency.
But, elsewhere in the region, leaders were quick to excuse Russia's invasion and annexation of Crimea, or to argue that Russia is simply too powerful to confront.
But if governments or individuals use this as an excuse to reduce assistance to the world's poorest people, they would only multiply the seriousness of the problem for the world as a whole.
In the short run, we may well see climate-related concerns become the newest excuse for increased trade protectionism.
The survival of artisanal retailers should not be used as an excuse to introduce or uphold business regulations that ultimately protect the incumbent rich.
Nothing can excuse the seeming indifference displayed by our worldwide silence.