Excusez (en. Excuse me)

/ɛk.sky.ze/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To ask for forgiveness from someone.

Excuse me for being late.

Excusez-moi d'être en retard.

To justify or give a reason for an action.

You can excuse me for my behavior.

Vous pouvez m'excuser pour mon comportement.

To interrupt a person to attract their attention.

Excuse me, can you help me?

Excusez-moi, pouvez-vous m'aider?

From the Latin 'excusare', meaning 'to justify' or 'to exonerate from responsibility'.

excuse me

A polite expression to draw attention or apologize.

excusez-moi

excuse yourself

Used to ask someone to justify themselves.

excusez-vous

excuse the inconvenience

A phrase used to apologize for interrupting or bothering someone.

excusez ce dérangement

excuse

Reason or justification given for something.

excuse

pardon

Action of forgiving or asking for forgiveness.

pardon

justification

Explanation or reason for which an action was undertaken.

justification

To apologize informally.

I'm sorry, I had to finish this work.

Je suis désolé, je devais finir ce travail.

To avoid a responsibility.

I said I was sick to avoid going to the party.

J'ai dit que j'étais malade pour ne pas aller à la fête.