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ALL meanings of excuse me

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  • 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
  • convention excuse me You use excuse me, but to indicate that you are about to disagree with someone. 0
  • convention excuse me You say excuse me to apologize when you have bumped into someone, or when you need to move past someone in a crowd. 0
  • convention excuse me You say excuse me to apologize when you have done something slightly embarrassing or impolite, such as burping, hiccupping, or sneezing. 0
  • convention excuse me You say 'Excuse me?' to show that you want someone to repeat what they have just said. 0
  • noun excuse me an expression used to catch someone's attention or to apologize for an interruption, disagreement, or social indiscretion 0
  • noun excuse me a dance in which a person may take another's partner 0
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