excused
ik-SKYOOZD/ɪkˈskjuːzd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of excuse.
The judge excused the juror who knew the defendant.
He was excused from the staff meeting because of a scheduling conflict.
Note
One spelling does two jobs: the past tense stands alone (the judge excused the juror), while the participle follows have in the perfect or be in the passive. The passive with from usually points to the meaning of releasing someone from an obligation, as in excused from a meeting or a duty. When the object is a fault, excused means forgiven or justified instead: she excused his rudeness.
excused is a form of excuse
excuse, verb: To allow someone to leave, or to release them from a duty or obligation. Full entry
- Spelling
- excuse → excused: add -d
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