Definitions
1.PhraseSaid as a request to repeat information.
2.PhraseSaid, as though as a request to repeat information, in order to indicate disbelief or indignation."It was so hot I took off my clothes and sat by the window to cool off.Excuse me?"
3.PhraseSaid as a request for an individual's attention.
4.PhraseSaid as a request to pass somebody."Excuse me: can I get through please?"
5.PhraseSorry, as an apology.
6.PhraseSaid as an expression of unexpected or early farewell."Oh, excuse me, I hadn't realized how late it was. I need to get home and make dinner."
7.NounAn old-fashioned type of dance where partners are constantly changed.