excuse

What does excuse mean?

• noun

  a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

• verb

  excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with

• verb

  ask for permission to be released from an engagement

• verb

  serve as a reason or cause or justification of

• verb

  accept an excuse for

• verb

  grant exemption or release to

• verb

  defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

• noun

  a poor example

• noun

  a note explaining an absence

Anagrams of excuse