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1 σκῆψις
Aσκήπτω 1.2
) pretext, plea, excuse,τοιάδε μέντοι σ. οὐ δόλον φέρει A.Ag. 886
;μὴ σ. οὐκ οὖσαν τίθης S.El. 584
: c. gen., κατὰ φόνου τινὰ ς. pleading some murder as an excuse, Hdt.1.147; σ. τοῦ μὴ τὰ δέοντα ποιεῖν a plea, excuse for not doing, D.1.6; σ. ἡ νόσος.. ἔδοξεν pretence, Luc.Merc.Cond.31; σκῆψιν ποιεῖσθαί τι to use as an excuse, Hdt.5.30;πρὸς Ἕλληνάς σφι σ. ἐπεποίητο Id.7.168
;ἔχω σ. εὐπρεπεστάτην Id.3.72
; ἐς ἄνδρα σ. εἶχ' ὀλωλότα (sc. τὰ τέκνα) E.El.29; σ. προτείνειν, δεικνύναι, ib. 1067, Med. 744;φέρειν PCair.Zen.110.5
(iii B.C., Pl.); ;σκήψεις καὶ προφάσεις ἐρεῖ D.19.100
; opp. σ. ἐσδέχεσθαι, Ar.Ach. 392;σ. παραδέχεσθαι Hyp.Eux.7
;εὑρίσκειν D.21.81
; ; προβαλέσθαι, πορίσασθαι, etc., Plb.5.56.7, 5.2.9, etc.: acc. as Adv.,σκῆψιν.. ἐλήλυμεν, ὡς.. Cratin.235
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2 προβάλλω
Aπροβάλεσκον Od. 5.331
: Hom. has only [tense] aor. [voice] Act. and [voice] Med. without augm.:— throw or lay before, throw to, Νότος Βορέῃ προβάλεσκε [σχεδίην] φέρεσθαι l.c.;τοὺς μαζοὺς κυσὶ προέβαλε Hdt.9.112
;τρωγάλια τοῖς θεωμένοις Ar.Pl. 798
;πυροὺς ὀλίγους π. Id.Av. 626
;π. τινὰ ταῖς Νύμφαις Pl.Phdr. 241e
; ἀνδρὶ δέμας, of a woman, E.Cret.6: without dat.,π. ἀκήδευτα τὰ σώματα Plu.Per.28
.II put forward,π. πρόβλημα Pl.Sph. 261a
; ἄμφω τὰ δεξιὰ προβεβληκώς, of a horse, Arist.Po. 1460b19 (also [voice] Med., );χλαμύδα ἀλώπεκι Paus.4.18.6
;π. αὐτὸν ἐς τὸ μέσον Luc.Cat.25
: metaph.,ἀγαθὴν ἐλπίδα π. σαυτῷ Men.572
:—[voice] Pass., v. infr. B.111.1.b in obstetrics, present, [voice] Act. and [voice] Pass., Hp.Mul.1.69, Sor.2.60, al.2 ἔριδα προβαλόντες putting forth strife, i.e. striving, Il.11.529.3 put forward as an argument or plea, ; ;τοὔνομα τὸ τῆς εἰρήνης D.9.8
:—[voice] Pass., ;ἐς ἐνθυμίαν αἰεὶ προβαλλόμενος Id.5.16
.4 [voice] Med., put forward, propose for an office,λῃτουργεῖν π. γυμνασίαρχον And.1.132
:—[voice] Pass., v. infr. B.1.4.5 propound a question, task, problem, riddle (cf. πρόβλημα IV), Ar.Nu. 757, Pl.R. 536d; αἴνιγμα, γρῖφον, Id.Chrm. 162b, Antiph.74.5;χαλεπὴν π. ᾱἵρεσιν Pl. Sph. 245b
;εὔσκεπτον σκέψιν π. Id.Phlb. 65d
; ὰπορίαν Arist.Pol. 1283b35: later folld. by interrog. clause,πρόβαλε σαυτῷ τί ἂν ἐποίησεν ἐν τούτῳ Σωκράτης Epict.Ench.33.12
;θεοῦ προβαλόντος πότερον.. Aristid.1.41
J.:—[voice] Pass., προβάλλεται τάδε θεωρῆσαι, περὶ τοῦ κώνου προβεβλημένα ἐστὶ τάδε, Archim.Con.Sph.Praef., Spir.Praef.6 put forth beyond,κάρα.. ὀχημάτων S.El. 740
;τῶν ὀδόντων τὴν γλῶσσαν Aret.SA1.7
;φλέγμα καὶ ἀφρῶδες ἐκ τοῦ στόματος Philum.Ven.1.2
.III expose, give up, π. σφέας αὐτοὺς ὑπὸ τοῦ κακοῦ give themselves up for lost, Hdt.7.141; ;ψυχὴν π. ἐν κύβοισι δαίμονος
hazard, venture,E.
Rh. 183.IV send forth, emit, τράγου ὀσμήν v.l. (for προς- ) in Dsc.4.50;τὴν φωνὴν ὀξεῖαν π. D.S.3.8
;ἦχον τραχύν Id.5.30
, etc.; produce,καρπόν J.AJ 4.8.19
;ἄνθος Aët.12.1
:—[voice] Pass., c. gen., to be emitted from,αἱ τῶν θεῶν δυνάμεις προβεβλημέναι τῶν πρώτων Procl.in Prm.p.552S.
V intr., stick out, of the tongue, Arist.PA 660a24.B [voice] Med. with [tense] pf. [voice] Pass. (used also in pass. sense, v. infr.):— throw or toss before one,οὐλοχύτας προβάλοντο Il.1.458
, al.: hence, throw away, expose, S.Ph. 1017.4 put forward, propose for election, Hdt.1.98, Pl.Lg. 755c sq., X.An.6.1.25, IG22.1343.29, etc.;προβαλλόμενος ἑαυτόν D. 21.15
:—[voice] Pass., Hdt. l.c., Pl.l.c., etc.;προβληθεὶς πυλάγορος οὗτος D. 18.149
, cf.285.5 c. dat. et inf., challenge a person to..,π. μοι [ὀμόσαι] Mitteis Chr.32i14, cf. ii 13(ii B.C.):—[voice] Pass., of the oath, to be proposed as a challenge, ib.ii 25, Sammelb. 5231.9 (i A.D.).II throw beyond, beat in throwing: hence, surpass, excel, c. gen. pers. et dat. rei,ἐγὼ δέ κε σεῖο νοήματί γε προβαλοίμην Il.19.218
.III hold before oneself so as to protect,λαιᾷ ἴτυν Tyrt.15.3
;Πηλεΐδᾳ κατ' ὄμμα πέλταν E.Rh. 370
(lyr.); ; π. τὰ ὅπλα level arms, opp. μεταβάλλεσθαι (cf.προβολή 1
),τὴν φάλαγγα ἐκέλευσε προβαλέσθαι τὰ ὅπλα καὶ ἐπιχωρῆσαι X.An.1.2.17
, cf. 6.5.16, Mem.3.8.4: in [tense] pf. [voice] Pass., σάρισαν προβεβλημένος having his pike advanced, with levelled pike, D.S.17.100;τοὺς θυρεοὺς πρὸ τῶν νώτων.. -βεβλημένοι Arr.Tact.36.1
;εἰκοσάπηχύν τινα προβεβλ. κοντόν Luc.DMort.27.4
; also προβεβλημένοι τοὺς θωρακοφόρους having them to cover one in front, X.Cyr. 6.3.24; π. τάφρον, ποταμόν, of a general, Plb.1.18.3, 2.5.5;π. τῆς.. στρατοπεδείας τεῖχος Id.1.48.10
, etc.;πόλις -βεβλημένη ποταμόν Str. 11.2.17
; π. τὰ θηρία πρὸ τῶν κεράτων, λογχοφόρους τῆς δυνάμεως, Plb.3.72.9, 3.113.6: abs., stand in front, πρὸ ἀμφοῖν προβεβλημένος standing so as to cover both, X.An.4.2.21, cf. Cyr.2.3.10: c. gen.,τούτου προβέβληται Πολύευκτος D.21.139
;προβάλλεσθαι ἢ ἐναντίον βλέπειν οὔτ' οἶδεν οὔτ' ἐθέλει Id.4.40
; προαίρεσις τῆς πολιτείας προβεβλημένη a guarded policy, Id.19.27; πρὸς ἅπαντας -βεβλημένος on one's guard against, Plu. Dio 9:—[voice] Pass.,ἱππῆς προβέβληνται πρὸ τοῦ δεξιοῦ κέρως Arr.Tact.36.2
; κράνη πρὸ τῆς κεφαλῆς π. ib.34.3.2 metaph., put forward,τὴν ἀγαθὴν προβαλλόμενος ἐλπίδα D.18.97
; ταύτην τὴν συμμαχίαν ib.195; τὴν Εὔβοιαν προβαλέσθαι πρὸ τῆς Ἀττικῆς ib.301, cf. 300, Isoc.5.122;τι πρὸ τῆς αἰσχύνης Aeschin.3.11
.b bring forward, cite on one's own part, in defence,τὸν Ὅμηρον π. Pl.La. 201b
;π. μάρτυρας Is.7.3
, etc.; ὁ προβαλόμενος one who has brought evidence, Lex ap.D.46.10; cite as an example, ; use as an excuse or pretext, Th.2.87, etc.; ; π. σκῆψιν, πρόφασιν, Plb.5.56.7, 15.20.3.IV in [dialect] Att. law, accuse a person by προβολή (v. προβολή v), present him as guilty of the offence, (cf. Harp. s.v. προβαλλομένους) ; π. τινά τι ib.28; τινα alone, ib. 175; ὁ προβαλλόμενος the prosecutor in a προβολή, ib. 179:—[voice] Pass., to be accused or presented,προὐβλήθησαν X.HG1.7.35
: generally, attack, censure,τὸ ἔθος D.H.4.24
, cf. Ph.2.137;τοὺς ψευδομένους J.BJ2.8.7
(s. v.l.), cf. Plu.CG14; opp. [full] ἐπαινεῖν, Id.2.18d.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > προβάλλω
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3 παραιτέομαι
A beg of or from another, ask as a favour of him, , etc.; τι Hdt.1.24,90: with inf. added,ἓν δ' αὐτοὺς παραιτησώμεθα, ἐπίδηλον ἡμῖν.. ποιεῖν, ἢν τοῖς ἔπεσι χαίρωσι Ar.Eq.37
: with inf. for acc., ; Προμηθέα -εῖται Ἐπιμηθεὺς αὐτὸς νεῖμαι asks P. for permission to.., Pl.Prt. 320d, cf. Hdt.4.146: c. acc. cogn.,παραίτησιν π. Pl.Criti. 107a
.2 παραιτησάμενος βασιλέα having obtained the king's leave, Hdt.6.24: generally, intercede with, appeal to a person, Id.3.132, 5.33;κτεῖν', οὐ παραιτοῦμαί σε E.Heracl. 1026
, cf. Ar.V. 1257; π. σφέας, ὡς ἄξουσι .. entreating them and saying that.., Hdt.4.158: c. dupl. acc., beg one's pardon for..,σὲ παραιτοῦμαι τάδε E.IA 685
: abs.,εἴ τις ὑμῶν ἀχθεσθήσεται, παραιτοῦμαι And.3.21
, cf. Plb.39.1.6.3 c. acc. et inf., entreat one to.., Hdt.1.90, 6.86. γ, X.Mem.2.2.14, etc.; παραιτήσομαιδ' ὑμᾶς μηδὲν ἀχθεσθῆναί μοι D.21.58
;π. σε συγγνώμην ἔχειν Men.867
: c. gen. pers. et inf., beg of.., : c. inf. only,π. μηδὲν τούτων δρᾶν Th.5.63
.II c. acc. rei, avert by entreaty, deprecate,τὴν ὀργήν Aeschin.3.198
;τὰς ζημίας ὑπέρ τινος Id.2.19
, cf. D.21.5;αἰκίαν Plb.1.80.8
;τὸν φθόνον Plu.Pomp.56
;τὸ ἀποθανεῖν Act.Ap.25.11
: abs., τοῖς.. παραιτουμένοις [πρᾷοί εἰσιν] Arist.Rh. 1380a28, cf. PCair.Zen.482.14 (iii B. C.).2 decline, deprecate,χάριν Pi.N.10.30
;τὴν διαίρεσιν τῶν ὀνομάτων Pl. Prt. 358a
;τοὺς πότους Plu.Them.3
;τοὺς.. γραώδεις μύθους 1 Ep.Ti. 4.7
; π. [τὰ ὦτα] refuse to hear, Philostr.Her.11; refuse,βρώσεις Id.VA1.8
, cf. Porph.Abst.4.7: c. inf., παλιλλογεῖν παρῄτηται Sch.Il.1.365; in Rev.Phil.32.252; also τοὺς πολλοὺς χαρακτῆρας παρῃτημέναι εἰσὶν αἱ ἀντωνυμίαι do not admit.., A.D.Synt.104.16; reject a theory, interpretation, or MS. reading, Theo Sm.p.200 H., Iamb.VP2.7, Sch.A.R.2.127, Sch.Ar. Pax 854; except, Hdn.Gr.2.929; reject the use of, avoid,τὴν λογικήν S.E.M.7.15
, cf. Ptol.Tetr. 107, etc.3 c. acc. pers., ask him to excuse one, decline his invitation, Plb.5.27.3; παραιτησάμενος Ἔφορον, Lat. pace Ephori, Id.5.33.2: abs., Ev.Luc.14.18:—[voice] Pass., ἔχε με παρῃτημένον ibid.4 π. γυναῖκα divorce her, Plu.2.206a; π. οἰκέτην dismiss him, D.L.6.82;π. τινὰ τῆς οἰκίας Luc.Abd.19
:—[voice] Pass., .5 of medicines, relieve,ναυσίαν Dsc.3.70
; ὀδόντων ἀλγήματα ib.48.III c. acc. pers., intercede for, beg off, esp. from punishment, Hdt.3.119, Plb.4.51.1;π. τινὰ τιμωρίας Plu.Sull.31
; Θεσσαλοὺς τοῦ Μηδισμοῦ π. excuse them from the charge of Medism, Id.2.868d;π. περί τινων X.An.6.6.29
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4 προΐστημι
A Causal in these tenses, as also in [tense] pres. and [tense] aor. 1 [voice] Med., set before, once in Hom.,προστήσας [σε] πρὸ Ἀχαιῶν Τρωσὶ μάχεσθαι Il.4.156
: c. gen., π. τὸ σῶμα τοῦ σκοποῦ put his body in the way, Antipho 3.2.4 (dub. l.), cf. Plb.1.33.7.3 exhibit publicly, prostitute,π. ἐπ' οἰκημάτων D.Chr.7.133
.II [voice] Med., mostly [tense] aor. 1, put another before oneself, choose as one's leader, Hdt.1.123, 4.80: c. gen., take as one's guardian,Pl.
R. 565c, cf. 442a (cj.), 599a, D.59.37; ;στρατηγόν τινα τοῦ πολέμου π. D.Prooem. 21
.2 put before one, put in front,σκίπωνα προστήσασθαι Hdt.4.172
;τὰ ἅρματα X.HG4.1.18
; τὴν χεῖρα, so as to shade the eyes, Arist.Pr. 960a21.3 metaph., put forward as an excuse or pretence, use as a screen,τί τάδε προὐστήσω λόγῳ; E.Cyc. 319
; , etc.: c. gen., [τὴν ἀτυχίαν] τῆς κακουργίας προϊστάμενος Antipho 2.3.1
; .4 προστησώμεθα Τύρταιον put him forward, cite him as an authority, Pl.Lg. 629a.6 establish a thing before another, τοὺς ἀριθμοὺς τῆς ὑποστάσεως αὐτῶν (sc. τῶν ὄντων) Plot.6.6.15, cf. Procl.Inst. 133.B [voice] Pass., with [tense] aor. 2 [voice] Act. προὔστην: [tense] pf. προέστηκα, [ per.] 2pl.προέστατε Hdt.5.49
; inf. προεστάναι, part. προεστώς (v. infr.): [tense] fut. [tense] pf. προεστήξομαι, v. infr. 11.2:—[tense] aor. [voice] Pass. προεστάθην, v. infr.11.3:—come forward, v.l. for προς- in D.60.15.2 c.acc., approach as a suppliant,ἥ σε.. λιπαρεῖ προὔστην χερί S.El. 1378
; προστῆναι μέσην τράπεζαν dub. in Id.Fr.660.1 (fort. προσβῆναι):—in Hdt.1.86, προσστῆναι is restored.3 c. dat., stand so as to face another, :—in Hdt.1.129, προσστάς is restored.4 stand in public, be a prostitute, Aeschin.Ep.7.3, Vett. Val.16.7.II c. gen., to be set over, be at the head of,τῆς Ἑλλάδος Hdt.1.69
, 5.49;τῶν Ἀρκάδων τοὺς προεστεῶτας Id.6.74
; esp. to be chief or leader of a party, τῶν παράλων, τῶν ἐκ τοῦ πεδίου, Id.1.59;τοῦ δήμου Id.3.82
, Th.3.70, Lys. 13.7; ;τῆς πόλεως Th.2.65
; π. αὐτῶν to be their ringleader, X.An.6.2.9; π. χοροῦ, στρατεύματος, Id.Mem.3.4.3; π. τῶν πολιτειῶν head the respective parties in the state, Lys.25.9, etc.: abs., οἱ προεστῶτες, [dialect] Ion. -εῶτες, the leading men,τῶν σκυθέων Hdt.4.79
, cf. Th.3.11, etc.;οἱ προεστηκότες ἐν ταῖς πόλεσι X.HG 3.5.1
; οἱ ἐν ταῖςπόλεσι προστάντες Th.3.82
;τῷ προεστῶτι καὶ ἄρχοντι Pl.R. 428e
.2 in various relations, govern, direct, οὐκ ὀρθῶς σεωυτοῦ προέστηκας you do not manage yourself well, Hdt.2.173;π. τῆς μεταβολῆς Th.8.75
;τοῦ ἱεροῦ X.HG3.2.31
;τοῦ ἑαυτοῦ βίου Id.Mem.3.2.2
;τοῦ πράγματος D.30.18
;προεστήξομαι τῆς χωνεύσεως PCair.Zen.481.9
(iii B. C.); ἐργασίας, τέχνης, Plu.Per.24, Ath.13.612a;π. ἐνδόξου καὶ καλῆς αἱρέσεως OGI219.3
(Ilium, iii B. C.).3 stand before so as to guard,οἱ δορυφόροι Μασίστεω προέστησαν Hdt.9.107
, cf. E. Heracl. 306, etc.: hence, support, succour,πρόστητ' ἀναγκαίας τύχης S.Aj. 803
; ὁ προστὰς τῆς εἰρήνης the champion of peace, Aeschin.2.161; πάντων προστᾶσα [ δύναμις] Pl.Ti. 25b; π. τινός to be his protector, GDI1726.6 (Delph., ii B. C.), PFay.13.5 (ii B. C.);τῆς ἐναντίας π. γνώμης Plb.5.5.8
; were the authors of..,S.
El. 980; π. [ νόσου] E.Andr. 221: abs.,βέλεα.. ἀρωγὰ προσταθέντα S.OT 206
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6 σκήπτομαι
Grammatical information: v.Meaning: `to support oneself, to lean, to pretend something, to use as a pretention', σκήπτω, fut. σκήψω, aor. σκῆψαι, pass. σκηφθῆναι, perf. ἐπ-έσκηφα, pass. ἐπ-έσκημμαι `to throw down, to sling', intr. `to throw oneself down, to fall down', often w. prefix (almost only act.), κατα-, ἐπι-, ἀπο-, ἐν- (IA.); ἐπι-σκήπτω also `to impose, to command', midd. (Att. juridical language) `to object, to prosecute, to raise a complaint'.Derivatives: σκῆψις f. `excuse, pretention, pretext' (IA.), ἐπίσκηψις f. `objection, complaint' (Att.); ἀπόσκημμα ἀπέρεισμα H. (A. Fr. 18 = 265 M.), ἐπίσκημμα = ἐπίσκηψις ( Lex. Rhet. Cant.). Further several expressions for `stick etc.': 1. σκᾶπος κλάδος, καὶ ἄνεμος ποιός H. (on the last-mentioned des. s. σκηπτός). 2. σκηπ-άνη f. (AB) with - άνιον n. `stick, scepter' (Ν 59, Σ 247, Call. Fr. anon. 48, AP), σκαπάνιον βακτηρία, ἄλλοι σκίπωνα H. 3. σκᾶπτον n. (Dor.) `id.' (Pi.), IA. σκῆπτον in σκηπτ-οῦχος `stick-, scepter-bearer' = `ruler' (Hom. a. o.), with the Persians a. other Asiat. peoples who has a high office at the court (Semon., X a. o.) with - ία f. (A. a. o.). 4. σκῆπτρον n. `id.' (ep. poet. Il.; like βάκτρον a. o., Schwyzer 532 w. lit., Chantraine Form. 331); on the meaning etc. see Combellack ClassJourn. 43, 209ff., Gatti Acme 2: 3, 23 ff. On itself, with deviant meaning 5. σκηπτός m. `thunderbolt, lightning, suddenly breaking storm' (trag., X., D., Arist. a. o.); cf. φρυκτός, στρεπ-τός; s. also below.Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably] Eur. substr.Etymology: With σκήπτω: σκῆψαι: σκᾶπος cf. e.g. κόπτω: κόψαι: κόπος, τύπτω: τύψαι: τύπος. The yot-present σκήπτω is formally easily understandable as deriv. of a noun σκᾶπος (*σκά̄ψ?) `stick'; so prop. *'handle with the stick, supporting, driving or swinging' (Walde LEW2 s. scāpus, Persson Beitr. 2, 941, WP. 2, 561)?; semant. possible, though not immediately clear. Then not only σκᾶπος, but also σκηπάνη, - άνιον, σκᾶπτον and σκῆπτρον would have to be registered with the s. σκάπτω discussed manyfold expressions for `plane, hew, dig etc.'; only for σκηπτός (as for σκῆψις, σκῆμμα) one would have to start, because of the meaning, from the denominative σκήπτω (even from the presentstem?). In the sense of ' ἄνεμος ποιός' (H.) σκᾶπος would have been influnced by σκηπτός. A primary σκήπτω with the meaning `support' (from where then σκᾶπος as *'support' etc.) would be without non-Greek support. The Greek system with permanent full grade is in any case an innovation; the for σκᾶπτον, σκῆπτ(ρ)ον epected zero grade may be found in the Germ. word for `shaft, spear, lance', OHG skaft m., OWNo. skapt n. a. o.; cf. anal. πηκτός beside old Ion. πᾰκτόω (s. πήγνυμι). -- With σκᾶπος can be equated Lat. scāpus `shaft, stalk' and Alb. shkop `stick, sceptre'. Other longvowel forms, for Greek uninteresting, are: with ō Lat. scōpa `thin twig', scōpiō `the stalk, from which hang the berries of the wine-grapes'; with ē CS. štapъ `stick'; unclear Latv. šk̨èps `spear, javelin' (cf. Vasmer s. štap; diff. W. Hofmann s. scāpus). Further rich material with partly hypothetical or doubtful combinations and extensive lit. in WP. 2, 561 f., Pok. 932; on Greek esp. Solmsen Wortforsch. 206 ff. -- Not here σκίπων and σκίμπτομαι. -- The word could be IE (* sk(e)h₂p-, but I think also of a loan from a Eur. substrate; cf. the discussion on σκάπτω.Page in Frisk: 2,728-729Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > σκήπτομαι
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excuse 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 … Useful english dictionary
excuse — vb Excuse, condone, pardon, forgive, remit are comparable when meaning not to exact punishment or redress for (an offense) or from (an offender). In polite use excuse, pardon, and forgive usually suggest a hope that one is not annoyed. Both… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
excuse — 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
excuse — ♦♦♦ 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… … English dictionary
excuse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 reason given ADJECTIVE ▪ perfect, wonderful ▪ excellent, good, great, legitimate, valid ▪ convincing … Collocations dictionary
use — use1 [ juz ] verb *** ▸ 1 do something with tool etc. ▸ 2 get benefit from something ▸ 3 take amount from supply ▸ 4 treat someone in unfair way ▸ 5 take illegal drugs ▸ 6 say particular words ▸ 7 call yourself something ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
use */*/*/ — I UK [juːz] / US [juz] verb Word forms use : present tense I/you/we/they use he/she/it uses present participle using past tense used past participle used 1) [transitive] to do something using a machine, tool, skill, method etc in order to do a… … English dictionary
Excuse Me Mr. — Infobox Single Name = Excuse Me Mr. Artist = No Doubt from Album = Tragic Kingdom B side = Released = 1996 Format = CD Single Recorded = Genre = Ska punk Punk rock Post grunge Length = 3:04 Label = Interscope Writer = Gwen Stefani Tom Dumont… … Wikipedia
Use of force by states — The use of force by states is controlled by both customary international law and by treaty law. The UN Charter reads in article 2(4):All members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the… … Wikipedia
excuse — [13] Etymologically, excuse means ‘free of accusation’. It comes via Old French from Latin excūsāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex , denoting removal, and causa ‘cause’ – but ‘cause’ in the sense not of something that produces a… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
