# excuses

Pronunciation: say "ik-SKYOO-siz" US /ɪksˈkjusɪz/, UK /ɪkˈskjuːsɪz/

## Noun

1. Plural of excuse. — plural of excuse
   - Simple: Plural of excuse. Use this form when there is more than one reason given to explain something.
   - _The manager had heard every one of these excuses before._
   - _After a string of flimsy excuses, no one believed his story._

## Verb

Pronunciation: say "ik-SKYOO-ziz" US /ɪksˈkjuzɪz/, UK /ɪkˈskjuːzɪz/

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of excuse. — third-person singular simple present indicative of excuse
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of excuse. Use this with he, she, or it.
   - _The policy excuses tardiness only when severe weather is involved._
   - _Nothing excuses such a careless mistake on a final exam._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/excuses (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).