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Could I be excused?
Could I be excused?
Would you give me permission to leave?; Would you give me permission to leave the table? (Also used with can or may in place of could.) Bill: I'm finished, Mom. Could I be excused? Mother: Yes, of course, when you use good manners like that.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Chloe | | KLO-ee (English) | English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology |
Peter | | ['pi:tə] | |
Ruqayyah | | - | Arabic |
Pavlos | | - | Greek |
Raganhar | | - | Ancient Germanic |
Mensur | | - | Bosnian |