İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. sebep, özür, mazeret, bahane; özür dileme; özür, izin, izin verme, hâk verme, haklı çıkar/affet; bahane, mazur görmek, haklı çıkarmak, kusuruna bakmamak, muaf tutmak, mazur göstermek, mazeret, özür, izin vermek, bağışlamak; haklı çıkarmak, suçsuz çıkarmak.

Etymology : Middle English, from Old French excuser, from Latin excusare, from ex- + causa cause, explanation
Pronunciation : ik-'skyüz, imperativel
Function : transitive verb
Date : 13th century

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1. To free from accusation, or the imputation of fault or blame; to clear from guilt; to release from a charge; to justify by extenuating a fault; to exculpate; to absolve; to acquit.
2. To pardon, as a fault; to forgive entirely, or to admit to be little censurable, and to overlook; as, we excuse irregular conduct, when extraordinary circumstances appear to justify it.
3. To regard with indulgence; to view leniently or to overlook; to pardon.
4. To free from an impending obligation or duty; hence, to disengage; to dispense with; to release by favor; also, to remit by favor; not to exact; as, to excuse a forfeiture.
5. To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
6. The act of excusing, apologizing, exculpating, pardoning, releasing, and the like; acquittal; release; absolution; justification; extenuation.
7. That which is offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular deportment; apology; as, an excuse for neglect of duty; excuses for delay of payment.
8. That which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a fault. 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 amy 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 accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands".