Excused

Pronunciation: /ɪkˈskjuzd/

Definitions of excused

verb to grant permission for someone to be released or not have to do something

Example Sentences

A1 She excused herself from the meeting because she wasn't feeling well.

A2 He excused his lateness by saying there was heavy traffic.

B1 The teacher excused the student's absence because of a family emergency.

B2 The boss excused her employee from the project due to a misunderstanding.

C1 The judge excused the juror from the trial due to a conflict of interest.

C2 The professor excused the student from the final exam because of a medical emergency.

Examples of excused in a Sentence

formal The student was excused from class due to a family emergency.

informal I excused myself from the party early because I wasn't feeling well.

slang She excused her friend's rude behavior by saying he was just having a bad day.

figurative The CEO excused the company's poor performance by blaming external factors.

Grammatical Forms of excused

• past tense: excused
• plural: excuses
• comparative: more excused
• superlative: most excused
• present tense: excuse
• future tense: will excuse
• perfect tense: have excused
• continuous tense: is excusing
• singular: excuse
• positive degree: excused
• infinitive: to excuse
• gerund: excusing
• participle: excused

Origin and Evolution of excused

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'excused' originated from the Latin word 'excusare', which means to free from blame or to pardon.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'excused' has retained its original meaning of pardoning or freeing from blame, but it has also come to be used more broadly in contexts of granting permission or offering a reason for not doing something.