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excusable

/ɪkˈskjuːzəbəl/ /ɛkˈskjuːzəbəl/

Meanings
adjective
Possible to excuse

Examples :

"His late arrival to school was excusable; he had a flat tire on the way. "
moral guilt character attitude value

Related Words

Illustration arrival

arrival noun

/əˈɹaɪ.vəl/

The act of arriving or something that has arrived.

"The early arrival of the bride created a stir."

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

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excuse noun

/ɪkˈskjuːz/ /ɪkˈskjus/ /ɛkˈskjuːz/ /ɛkˈskjus/

Explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.

"My brother offered an excuse for being late, saying his bus was delayed. "

Illustration way

way noun

/weɪ/

(heading) To do with a place or places.

"The way to the school library is through the main entrance. "

Illustration had

had verb

/hæd/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

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his pronoun

/ˈhɪz/ /ˈhɘz/

Honorific alternative letter-case form of his, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

"The school principal, a respected figure, announced that his decision was final. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration possible

possible noun

/ˈpɒsɪbl̩/ /ˈpɑsəbl̩/

A possible one.

"A possible solution to the math problem is to use the formula. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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tire verb

/ˈtʌɪ̯ɚ/ /ˈtaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/ /ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/

To become sleepy or weary.

"After a long day of school, I tired easily and fell asleep quickly. "

Illustration flat

flat noun

/flæt/

An area of level ground.

"The park had a large flat area perfect for playing baseball. "

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late noun

/leɪt/

A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place late in the day or at night.

"The factory workers' late started at 11:00 pm. "