excuse lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• a polite refusal of an invitation
• a poor example "it was an apology for a meal" "a poor excuse for an automobile"
• a note explaining an absence "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"
• a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. "he kept finding excuses to stay" "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job" "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
• excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with "excuse someone's behavior" "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"
• serve as a reason or cause or justification of "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work" "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"
• grant exemption or release to "Please excuse me from this class"
• ask for permission to be released from an engagement
• defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior" "he rationalized his lack of success"
• accept an excuse for "Please excuse my dirty hands"