| query | If you e_____ yourself, you use a phrase such as 'Excuse me' as a polite way of saying that you are about to leave.If you excuse yourself, you use a phrase such as 'Excuse me' as a polite way of saying that you are about to leave. He excused himself and went up to his room. |
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| word | excuse |
| full-definition | noun An excuse is a reason which you give in order to explain why something has been done or has not been done, or in order to avoid doing something. It is easy to find excuses for his indecisiveness. Once I had had a baby I had the perfect excuse to stay at home. If you stop making excuses and do it you'll wonder what took you so long. verb To excuse someone or excuse their behaviour means to provide reasons for their actions, especially when other people disapprove of these actions. He excused himself by saying he was 'forced to rob to maintain my wife and cat'. That doesn't excuse my mother's behaviour. If you excuse someone for something wrong that they have done, you forgive them for it. Many people might have excused them for shirking some of their responsibilities. If someone is excused from a duty or responsibility, they are told that they do not have to carry it out. She is usually excused from her duties during the school holidays. She was excused duties on Saturday. If you excuse yourself, you use a phrase such as 'Excuse me' as a polite way of saying that you are about to leave. He excused himself and went up to his room. |
| inflections | excusesexcusingexcused |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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