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  • 1excuse me — An expression used as an apology for any slight or apparent impropriety, esp as a request to pass, leave, interrupt or catch someone s attention or for contradicting a statement that has been made, or (US) when correcting oneself • • • Main Entry …

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  • 2excuse my French — (informal) Pardon my bad language ● French * * * pardon/excuse/my French spoken phrase used for saying you are sorry for swearing Thesaurus: ways of saying you are sorry or regret something …

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  • 3excuse — ex|cuse1 S2 [ıkˈskju:z] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 excuse me 2¦(forgive)¦ 3¦(from a duty)¦ 4¦(explain)¦ 5¦(from a place)¦ 6 excuse yourself 7 excuse me (for living)! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: excuser, from …

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  • 4pardon — par|don1 S2 [ˈpa:dn US ˈpa:rdn] interjection also .pardon me 1.) used when you want someone to repeat something because you did not hear it ▪ Hurry up Jonathan! Pardon? I said hurry up! see usage note ↑excuse1 2.) BrE used to say sorry after you… …

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  • 5excuse — ♦♦♦ excuses, excusing, excused (The noun is pronounced [[t]ɪkskju͟ːs[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪkskju͟ːz[/t]].) 1) N COUNT: oft N for n/ ing, N to inf An excuse is a reason which you give in order to explain why something has been done or… …

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  • 6pardon — 1. noun 1) pardon for your sins Syn: forgiveness, absolution, clemency, mercy, leniency, remission 2) he offered them a full pardon Syn: reprieve, free pardon, amnesty, exoneration, release …

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  • 7excuse me — (Roget s IV) interj. Syn. pardon me, forgive me, I beg your pardon, sorry, I m sorry, pardonnez moi, pardon ( both French), entschuldigen Sie mich (German), scusi (Italian) …

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  • 8sorry — 1. adjective 1) I was sorry to hear about his accident Syn: sad, unhappy, sorrowful, distressed, upset, downcast, downhearted, disheartened, despondent; heartbroken, inconsolable, grief stricken Ant: glad …

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  • 9pardon my French — pardon/excuse/my French spoken phrase used for saying you are sorry for swearing Thesaurus: ways of saying you are sorry or regret somethingsynonym Main entry: French * * * pardon my French …

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  • 10excuse — 1 verb (T) 1 excuse me spoken a) used when you want to get someone s attention politely, especially when you want to ask a question: Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the museum please? b) used to say that you are sorry for doing something… …

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