Definition of excused

Overview of verb excuse

The verb excuse has 6 senses? (first 4 from tagged texts)

1. (2) excuse, pardon

(accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands")

2. (2) excuse, relieve, let off, exempt

(grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class")

3. (2) excuse, explain

(serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again")

4. (1) apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise

(defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success")

5. excuse, beg off

(ask for permission to be released from an engagement)

6. excuse, condone

(excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities")

Overview of adj excused

The adj excused has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. excused

(granted exemption; "one of the excused jurors planned to write a book")