entschuldigen.
to excuse (something or (formal) someone)
Meaning & usage
to excuse (something or (formal) someone)
Was du getan hast, kann ich nicht entschuldigen.
Entschuldigen Sie bitte die Störung.
to offer excuse for someone’s absence, to hand in a sick note etc.
Minderjährige Schüler werden von den Eltern entschuldigt, während volljährige sich selbst entschuldigen können.
Darf ich mich eben entschuldigen? Ich bin sofort wieder da.
to apologize, make an apology
Wenn du dich für alles entschuldigst, verzeihe ich dir.
Er hat sich bei ihr entschuldigt.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German entschuldigen (“to absolve, exonerate”). By surface analysis, ent- (“de-, dis-”) + schuldig (“guilty”) + -en, literally “to exculpate”.
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