excuse me

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ik-ˈskyüz, imperatively often ˈskyüz mi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ik-ˈskyüz, imperatively often ˈskyüz mi/

Definitions of excuse me words

interjection excuse me polite interruption 1
interjection excuse me request to repeat 1
interjection excuse me indignance 1
convention excuse me You say 'Excuse me' when you want to politely get someone's attention, especially when you are about to ask them a question. 0
convention excuse me You use excuse me to apologize to someone when you have disturbed or interrupted them. 0
convention excuse me You use excuse me or a phrase such as if you'll excuse me as a polite way of indicating that you are about to leave or that you are about to stop talking to someone. 0

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Parts of speech for Excuse me

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Excuse me

excuse me popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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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