excuse
US /ɪksˈkjus/
noun, verb Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
He gave no excuse for missing the morning meeting.
Word Family
NounNoun
excuse gốc
excuser
VerbVerb
excuse gốc
AdjectiveAdj
excusatory
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- reasona rational motive for a belief or action
- pardonthe act of excusing a mistake or offense
- forgivestop blaming or grant forgiveness
Collocations
- Easy excuse meto excuse me, meaning to accept an excuse for
- Medium valid excuse for absencedescribing valid excuse for absence (well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force)
- Hard flimsy excuse for missing deadlinedescribing flimsy excuse for missing deadline (a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies)
- Very Hard ignorance of law excuses no onedescribing ignorance of law excuses no one (the lack of knowledge or education)
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