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- [al-uh-bahy]
- /ˈæl əˌbaɪ/
- /ˈæl.ɪ.baɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [al-uh-bahy]
- /ˈæl əˌbaɪ/
Definitions of alibi word
- countable noun alibi If you have an alibi, you can prove that you were somewhere else when a crime was committed. 3
- countable noun alibi You can say that someone has an alibi when they can prove that something was not their fault. 3
- noun alibi a defence by an accused person that he was elsewhere at the time the crime in question was committed 3
- noun alibi the evidence given to prove this 3
- noun alibi an excuse 3
- verb alibi to provide with an alibi 3
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Origin of alibi
First appearance:
before 1720 One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1720-30, alibi is from the Latin word alibī (adv.): in or at another place
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Parts of speech for Alibi
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
alibi popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for alibi
noun alibi
- justification — a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.
- pretext — something that is put forward to conceal a true purpose or object; an ostensible reason; excuse: The leaders used the insults as a pretext to declare war.
- case — A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something.
- account — If you have an account with a bank or a similar organization, you have an arrangement to leave your money there and take some out when you need it.
- avowal — open acknowledgment or declaration
verb alibi
- make good — morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- wink at — to close and open one or both eyes quickly.
- justify — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- do justice to — to show to full advantage
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
Antonyms for alibi
noun alibi
- request — the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
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