excuse
/ɪkˈskjuːs/noun
उच्चारण इक्स्क्यूस
बहाना, कारण, सफ़ाई
Basic wordPYP · asked 5 times
Asked in previous papers
as antonym
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[C] ~ (for sth/for doing sth)
a reason, true or invented, that you give to explain or defend your behaviour
बहाना, कारण, सफ़ाई
- What is your excuse for being late?
- a feeble excuse
- He always has an excuse for not doing his homework.
+ 2 more examples
- That is no excuse for such bad manners.
- She made an excuse and left the meeting early.
Synonyms justification explanation pretext
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[C] ~ (for sth/for doing sth)
a good reason that you give for doing something that you want to do anyway
(मनचाहा काम करने का) अच्छा बहाना, अवसर
- The festival was an excuse to visit her village.
- He used his headache as an excuse to leave early.
- Rain gave them an excuse to stay at home and watch cricket.
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- She used the sale as an excuse to buy another bag.
- Any excuse for a party, and Rohan is there.
Synonyms pretext opportunity
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[T] ~ sth | ~ sb for sth/for doing sth
to forgive somebody for a small fault; to accept a reason for something
माफ़ करना, (छोटी गलती को) क्षमा करना
- Please excuse my handwriting.
- Excuse me for interrupting.
- Please excuse the mess; we are painting the house.
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- Will you excuse me for a moment?
- I hope you will excuse my late reply.
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[T] ~ sb (from sth)
to allow somebody not to do something that they are expected to do
(किसी काम से) छूट देना, मुक्त करना
- She was excused from games because of her injury.
- The teacher excused him from the test because of fever.
- Pregnant women are excused from standing in the queue.
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- May I be excused from tomorrow's meeting?
- Students with a medical note are excused from the sports day.
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[T] ~ sth
to make bad behaviour seem less serious; to be a reason for it
(बुरे व्यवहार को) उचित ठहराना
- Nothing can excuse such rudeness.
- Poverty can explain the crime but it cannot excuse it.
- Nothing can excuse cruelty to animals.
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- His stress does not excuse his rude behaviour.
- How can you excuse what they did?
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
excuse (noun) for + noun / -ing
The noun excuse takes for before the behaviour or action being explained, and the excuse itself is the reason given.
संज्ञा 'excuse' के बाद जिस व्यवहार या काम की सफ़ाई दी जाए उसके पहले 'for' आता है।
- He gave a weak excuse for being late.
- Rain is no excuse for skipping practice.
excuse (noun) to-infinitive
An excuse to do something is a reason that lets you do what you wanted anyway.
'Excuse to do something' वह कारण है जो आपको मनचाहा काम करने का अवसर दे देता है।
- The festival gave us an excuse to meet our cousins.
excuse + sb for + -ing (verb)
To excuse a person for a small fault, put the fault in a gerund after for. Also excuse sb's -ing.
छोटी गलती के लिए किसी को क्षमा करने में गलती 'for' के बाद gerund के रूप में आती है।
- Please excuse me for interrupting.
- Excuse my late reply.
excuse sb from + noun / -ing
Use from when someone is released from a duty or obligation.
जब किसी को कर्तव्य या दायित्व से मुक्ति दी जाए, तब 'from' आता है।
- The teacher excused her from the assembly because she was ill.
- Students with fever were excused from the sports day.
excuse (verb) vs excuse (noun) pronunciation
The noun is said with a /s/ ending, and the verb with a /z/ ending.
संज्ञा का उच्चारण /s/ से और क्रिया का /z/ से समाप्त होता है।
- That is a poor excuse; I cannot excuse it.
+Collocations 4
adjective + excuse
poorgoodflimsyconvenientlameperfect
- Heavy traffic is a convenient excuse for coming late.
verb + excuse
makegivefindinventacceptoffer
- He made an excuse and left the meeting early.
excuse + noun
letternoteslipmeyourself
- She submitted an excuse letter to the principal.
noun + excuse
noan excuse fora flimsya readyany
- Failing once is no excuse for giving up.
“More examples 5
- Mohan always has a new excuse for not doing his homework.
मोहन के पास गृहकार्य न करने का हमेशा कोई नया बहाना होता है।
- Excuse me, is this seat taken?
क्षमा कीजिए, क्या यह सीट खाली है?
- Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
कानून की अनभिज्ञता कोई बहाना नहीं है।
- Nothing can excuse such rude behaviour.
ऐसे अशिष्ट व्यवहार को कोई चीज़ उचित नहीं ठहरा सकती।
- The principal excused the students from the last period.
प्रधानाचार्य ने विद्यार्थियों को अंतिम कालांश से छूट दे दी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He told many excuses for his absence.
✓ He made many excuses for his absence.
The collocation is make an excuse (or give an excuse), not tell an excuse.
सही collocation 'make an excuse' या 'give an excuse' है, 'tell an excuse' नहीं।
✗ Please excuse for my mistake.
✓ Please excuse my mistake.
Excuse takes the fault directly as its object and does not need for.
'Excuse' सीधे गलती को कर्म के रूप में लेता है, उसे 'for' की आवश्यकता नहीं।
✗ He took excuse from the class and left.
✓ He was excused from the class and left.
Excuse is not used as 'take excuse'; to be released from a duty, use be excused from.
'Take excuse' अंग्रेज़ी में नहीं बोला जाता; किसी कर्तव्य से मुक्त होने के लिए 'be excused from' का प्रयोग होता है।
¶Idioms 1
excuse me
used to get somebody's attention politely, or to say sorry for a small fault
माफ़ कीजिए; सुनिए (ध्यान आकर्षित करने के लिए)
- Excuse me, is this seat taken?
- Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the post office?
- Excuse me, can I get past?
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
excuse: noun /s/, verb /z/
The noun excuse ends with /s/, as in 'use' (noun). The verb excuse ends with /z/, as in 'use' (verb). The same pattern: house (noun) and house (verb), abuse (noun) and abuse (verb).
Noun excuse के अंत में /s/ की ध्वनि है, जैसे noun 'use' में। Verb excuse के अंत में /z/ की ध्वनि है, जैसे verb 'use' में। यही pattern house (noun) और house (verb), abuse (noun) और abuse (verb) में है।
§Grammar and usage
Excuse sb for doing sth; excuse sb from a duty.
'excuse sb for doing sth' और 'excuse sb from a duty' आता है।
'Excuse me' before the fault, 'sorry' after it.
गलती से पहले 'Excuse me' और बाद में 'sorry' कहा जाता है।