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accuse BrE / əˈkjuːz /  NAmE / əˈkjuːz / Native audio playback is not supported. accuse(verb)BrE / əˈkjuːz /  NAmE / əˈkjuːz / to say that somebody has done something wrong or is guilty of somethingto accuse somebody of murder/theftShe accused him of lying.The government was accused of incompetence.They stand accused of crimes against humanity.Extra ExamplesHis critics accused his work of lacking in realism.No one could ever accuse this government of not caring about the poor.She practically accused me of starting the fire!They openly accused her of dishonesty.You can’t accuse me of being selfish.A man accused of murder has been remanded in custody for a month by magistrates.Verb Formspresent simple I / you / we / they accusehe / she / it accusespast simple accusedpast participle accused-ing form accusingWord OriginMiddle English: from Old French acuser, from Latin accusare ‘call to account’, from ad- ‘towards’ + causa ‘reason, motive, lawsuit’.

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(verb) to accuse somebody of murder/theftshe accused him of lying.the government was accused of incompetence.they stand accused of crimes against humanity. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=accuse This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	accuse
WordType	(verb)
Phonetic	BrE / əˈkjuːz / NAmE / əˈkjuːz /
Example	to accuse somebody of murder/theft she accused him of lying. the government was accused of incompetence. they stand accused of crimes against humanity.
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Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=accuse
Content	accuse (verb)BrE / əˈkjuːz / NAmE / əˈkjuːz / to say that somebody has done something wrong or is guilty of something to accuse somebody of murder/theft She accused him of lying. The government was accused of incompetence. They stand accused of crimes against humanity. Extra Examples His critics accused his work of lacking in realism. No one could ever accuse this government of not caring about the poor. She practically accused me of starting the fire! They openly accused her of dishonesty. You can’t accuse me of being selfish. A man accused of murder has been remanded in custody for a month by magistrates. Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they accuse he / she / it accuses past simple accused past participle accused -ing form accusing Word Origin Middle English: from Old French acuser, from Latin accusare ‘call to account’, from ad- ‘towards’ + causa ‘reason, motive, lawsuit’.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Accused Accuse əˈkjuːz Government Verb Bre Murder/Theft Lying

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