Tra từ excuse - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

I - noun

1. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. (Freq. 10)
- he kept finding excuses to stay
- every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job
- his transparent self-justification was unacceptable
• Syn:
alibi, exculpation, self-justification
• Derivationally related forms:
alibi (for: alibi)
• Hypernyms:
defense, defence, vindication
• Hyponyms:
extenuation, mitigation
2. a note explaining an absence
- he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him
• Hypernyms:
note, short letter, line, billet
3. a poor example
- it was an apology for a meal
- a poor excuse for an automobile
• Syn:
apology
• Hypernyms:
example, illustration, instance, representative

II - verb

1. accept an excuse for (Freq. 2)
- Please excuse my dirty hands
• Syn:
pardon
• Derivationally related forms:
pardon (for: pardon)
• Hypernyms:
forgive
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. grant exemption or release to (Freq. 2)
- Please excuse me from this class
• Syn:
relieve, let off, exempt
• Hypernyms:
absolve, justify, free
• Hyponyms:
frank
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Sam cannot excuse Sue
3. serve as a reason or cause or justification of (Freq. 2)
- Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work
- Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again
• Syn:
explain
• Derivationally related forms:
explanation (for: explain)
• Hypernyms:
justify, vindicate
• Hyponyms:
alibi
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
4. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning (Freq. 1)
- rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior
- he rationalized his lack of success
• Syn:
apologize, apologise, justify, rationalize, rationalise
• Derivationally related forms:
rationalisation (for: rationalise), rationalization (for: rationalize), justificative (for: justify), justificatory (for: justify), justifiable (for: justify), justification (for: justify), justifier (for: justify), excusatory, apology (for: apologise)
• Hypernyms:
defend, support, fend for
• Hyponyms:
color, colour, gloss, plead, extenuate,
palliate, mitigate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. ask for permission to be released from an engagement
• Syn:
beg off
• Hypernyms:
request, bespeak, call for, quest
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
6. excuse, overlook, or make allowances for;
be lenient with
- excuse someone's behavior
- She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities
• Syn:
condone
• Derivationally related forms:
condonation (for: condone), excuser
• Hypernyms:
forgive
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something