excuse
verb (used with object)
to regard or judge with forgiveness or indulgence; pardon or forgive; overlook (a fault, error, etc.).
have excused
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present perfectof excuse.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“I have excused myself from forming the government,” Hariri said after a 20-minute meeting with President Michel Aoun.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2021
Albert Einstein is famously said to have excused himself from a meeting to go watch the show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2021
Sometimes, when Johnson’s words have not been supported by facts, people have excused him with the notion that he’s inattentive to detail.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 20, 2019
The two other members have excused themselves from it, saying privately that our complaining friend was just too much.
From Slate ● Nov. 29, 2016
He might have excused himself if he had not remembered that Adam was a rich man.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
