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excuse in Malay

alasan

UK/ɪkˈskjuːz//ɪksˈkjuz/

excuse in Malay: alasan. In English, excuse means to forgive; to pardon; to overlook.

Malay words for excuse

explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgement
alasan

English meaning of excuse

  1. verb To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.
  2. verb To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.
  3. verb To provide an excuse for; to justify.
  4. verb To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.

Full definition of excuse

excuse in a sentence

  • I excused him his transgressions.
  • May I be excused from the table?
  • I excused myself from the proceedings to think over what I'd heard.

Synonyms of excuse

All synonyms of excuse

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Questions about excuse in Malay

What is the meaning of excuse in Malay?
Excuse in Malay is alasan.
Apakah maksud excuse dalam bahasa Melayu?
Excuse: alasan.
What does excuse mean in English?
Excuse means to forgive; to pardon; to overlook.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: excuse (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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