ಅರ್ಥ : A defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc..
							ಉದಾಹರಣೆ : 
							He kept finding excuses to stay.
							Every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job.
							His transparent self-justification was unacceptable.
							
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : alibi, exculpation, self-justification
ಇತರ ಭಾಷೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಅನುವಾದ :
ಅರ್ಥ : A note explaining an absence.
							ಉದಾಹರಣೆ : 
							He had to get his mother to write an excuse for him.
							
ಅರ್ಥ : A poor example.
							ಉದಾಹರಣೆ : 
							It was an apology for a meal.
							A poor excuse for an automobile.
							
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : apology
ಅರ್ಥ : Serve as a reason or cause or justification of.
							ಉದಾಹರಣೆ : 
							Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work.
							Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again.
							
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : explain
ಅರ್ಥ : Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning.
							ಉದಾಹರಣೆ : 
							Rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior.
							He rationalized his lack of success.
							
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : apologise, apologize, rationalise, rationalize
ಅರ್ಥ : Ask for permission to be released from an engagement.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : beg off
ಅರ್ಥ : Excuse, overlook, or make allowances for. Be lenient with.
							ಉದಾಹರಣೆ : 
							Excuse someone's behavior.
							She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities.
							
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : condone