Excuse me (redirected from Excuse, please)

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

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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 me

See also: excuse