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Excuse me. and Excuse, please.; Pardon (me).; 'Scusc (me).; 'Scusc, please.
1. an expression asking forgiveness for some minor social violation, such as belching or bumping into someone. ('Scuse is colloquial, and the apostrophe is not always used.) John: Ouch! Bob: Excuse me. I didn't see you there. Mary: Oh! Ow! Sue: Pardon me. I didn't mean to bump into you. Tom: Ouch! Mary: Oh, dear! What happened? Tom: You stepped on my toe. Mary: Excuse me. I'm sorry. 2. Please let me through.; Please let me by. Tom: Excuse me. I need to get past. Bob: Oh, sorry. I didn't know I was in the way. Mary: Pardon me. Sue: What? Mary: Pardon me. I want to get past you. See also: excuse excuse me (spoken) 1. I am sorry to interrupt you Oh, excuse me, I didn't know you were busy. 2. that was not what I intended to say or do As a kid growing up, my family grew strawberries, excuse me, grew tomatoes. 3. I did not hear you Which office do you work in? Excuse me? Related vocabulary: pardon meSee also: excuse Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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