excuse

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations noun: /ɪkˈskjuːs/, verb: /ɪkˈskjuːz/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. ɪkˈskjuz; n. -ˈskjus/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. ik skyo̅o̅z′; n. ik skyo̅o̅s′)


Inflections of 'excuse' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
excuses
v 3rd person singular
excusing
v pres p
excused
v past
excused
v past p
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WordReference English-Korean Dictionary © 2026:

주요 번역
영어한국어
excuse n (explanation)변명, 해명 명
 The teacher was tired of his excuses for work not done.
 선생님은 그가 숙제를 하지 않은 것에 관한 변명을 늘어놓는것에 지쳤다.
excuse n (pretext)구실, 핑계 명
 He used the mistletoe as an excuse to kiss her.
 그는 그녀에게 키스를 하기 위한 구실로 (크리스마스 장식용) 겨우살이 나무 이야기를 이용했다.
  중요한 것이 누락되었나요? 오류를 보고하거나 개선을 제안하세요.
추가 번역
영어한국어
excuse n informal, figurative (inadequate specimen)망신, 나쁜 예
 You're an excuse for a man! I never want to see you again!
excuse [sb]⇒ vtr (pardon, forgive [sb])~을 용서하다 동
 Please excuse me. I didn't mean to step on your foot.
excuse [sth]⇒ vtr (justify [sth])~을 정당화하다 동
 You cannot excuse bad behaviour.
excuse [sb]⇒ vtr (exempt [sb]) (사람)~을 제외시키다, 면제시키다 동
 The gym teacher excused him as he had sprained his ankle.
excuse [sb] from [sth]⇒ vtr often passive (exempt [sb] from [sth]) (사람)~을 ~에서 제외시키다, 면제시키다 동
 As I am a fireman I wish you to excuse me from national service.
excuse [sth]⇒ vtr (dispense with [sth])~을 생략하다 동
 We will excuse the formalities and get right down to business.
excuse yourself vtr + refl (politely say you are leaving) (격식)자리를 떠나다
 Mary excused herself and left the meeting to pick up her son from school.
  중요한 것이 누락되었나요? 오류를 보고하거나 개선을 제안하세요.

WordReference English-Korean Dictionary © 2026:

복합형태:
영어한국어
excuse me,
Excuse me
interj
(polite interruption)실례합니다 감
  죄송합니다 감
  잠시만요 감
 Excuse me, where's the post office, please?
Excuse me? interj (request to repeat)뭐라고 하셨죠? 감
 Excuse me? I didn't quite catch what you said.
Excuse me! interj ironic (indignance) (반어법)참 죄송하네요!, 미안하네! 감
 Well, excuse me! I won't bother asking you again!
feeble excuse n (not convincing)설득력이 약한 변명 명
 Ben offered a feeble excuse when his mom asked him why he was home so late.
lame excuse n (unconvincing attempt to justify)구차한 변명
 Saying that your alarm clock didn't ring is a lame excuse for being this late.
 Dropping your cigarette is a lame excuse for crashing your car.
poor excuse,
feeble excuse
n
(unconvincing attempt to justify)궁색한 변명 명
 He gave a poor excuse for his absence.
 Having a cold is a very poor excuse for missing five days of work.
poor excuse for [sth] n (bad example of)~의 나쁜 예 명
  중요한 것이 누락되었나요? 오류를 보고하거나 개선을 제안하세요.
'excuse'은(는) 이 항목들에서 찾을 수 있습니다:
검색어 포함 표제:
연어: (please) excuse me, a [reasonable, valid, believable] excuse, excuse me, but, 더 보기…

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