(from sth/from doing sth) dispensarse (de algo/de hacer algo); after ten minutes he excused himself después de diez minutos pidió permiso y se fue; to ask to be excused pedir permiso; I must ask to be excused this time esta vez les ruego que me dispensen or disculpen Definition of excuse in the Idioms Dictionary
When we give an excuse, were trying to get someone to cut us some slack
’ ‘I dont mean to excuse the crimes committed in the name of anticommunism
ex‧cuse1 /ɪkˈskjuːz/ ●●● S1 verb [ transitive] 1 → excuse me 2 forgive to forgive someone for doing something that is not seriously wrong, such as being rude or careless I’ll excuse you this time, but don’t be late again
They will type on the date that they missed work
excuse somebody/yourself (from something) to allow somebody to leave; to say in a polite way that you are leaving Now if youll excuse me, Im a very busy man
An example of to excuse is to allow a child to leave the table after dinner
Only An Excuse is a Scottish Comedy show shown once a year every New Years Eve
Definition and synonyms of excuse from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Education
If you stop making excuses and do it youll wonder what took you so long