excuse for



excuse someone for something

to pardon someone for something or for (doing) something. Please excuse me for this mess. I've not been able to clean the house. I can't excuse myself for not doing it.
See also: excuse

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gunnarr-Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Mckinnon[mə'kinən]
Iovita-Ancient Roman
Golda-Yiddish
AgÁTa-Czech
Rivka-Hebrew