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Accuse

əˈkjuz
Sehr Häufig
~ 2100
~ 2100
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Accuse -

To charge someone with an offense or crime, typically by making a formal statement

Beispiel: She accused him of stealing her wallet.
Verwendung: formalKontext: legal proceedings, serious accusations
Notiz: This is the most common usage of 'accuse' and is often associated with legal contexts.

To blame someone for something wrong or illegal without proof or evidence

Beispiel: He accused his coworker of sabotaging the project.
Verwendung: formal/informalKontext: workplace, personal disputes
Notiz: In this context, 'accuse' can sometimes imply a lack of evidence or proof.

To assert that someone has done something wrong or is guilty of a fault

Beispiel: The teacher accused the students of cheating on the exam.
Verwendung: formalKontext: educational settings, disciplinary actions
Notiz: This usage often implies a serious allegation or wrongdoing.

Synonyme von Accuse

blame

To assign responsibility for a fault or wrong.
Beispiel: She blamed him for the missing money.
Notiz: Similar to accuse, but may imply less formal accusation.

allege

To assert without proof or before proving.
Beispiel: The witness alleged that the defendant was present at the scene.
Notiz: Alleging something is making a statement without necessarily providing evidence or proof.

charge

To formally accuse someone of a crime.
Beispiel: The prosecutor charged the suspect with murder.
Notiz: Charging someone is usually a formal legal accusation.

impeach

To charge a public official with misconduct in office.
Beispiel: The opposition party tried to impeach the president.
Notiz: Impeaching is a specific legal process for accusing a public official of wrongdoing.

Ausdrücke und gängige Wendungen von Accuse

Point the finger at

To accuse or blame someone for something.
Beispiel: He always points the finger at others when something goes wrong.
Notiz: It implies singling out someone as responsible without concrete evidence.

Lay the blame on

To attribute fault or responsibility to someone.
Beispiel: She tried to lay the blame on her colleague for the mistake.
Notiz: It emphasizes placing responsibility on someone rather than just accusing.

Hold accountable

To make someone responsible for their actions or decisions.
Beispiel: The manager held the team accountable for the project's failure.
Notiz: It focuses on assigning responsibility rather than directly accusing.

Finger someone for

To identify or accuse someone of committing a crime.
Beispiel: The police were able to finger the suspect for the robbery.
Notiz: It suggests identifying the perpetrator of a crime rather than simply accusing.

Call out

To publicly criticize or accuse someone of their actions.
Beispiel: She called out her friend for spreading rumors about her.
Notiz: It involves openly confronting or challenging someone's behavior or statements.

Throw accusations

To make unfounded or unproven allegations against someone.
Beispiel: He started throwing accusations at his co-workers without any proof.
Notiz: It implies making claims without substantiated evidence or basis.

Level an accusation

To formally make an accusation or allegation against someone.
Beispiel: The prosecutor leveled several serious accusations against the defendant.
Notiz: It suggests a more formal or official accusation, often in a legal context.

Accuses alltägliche (Slang-)Ausdrücke

Accuse someone of being a snake

This slang implies that someone is likened to a deceitful or untrustworthy creature.
Beispiel: I can't believe she accused me of being a snake just because I didn't tell her about the party.
Notiz: This slang adds a colorful and informal twist to the act of accusing someone, comparing the accused person to a snake.

Throw shade at

To throw shade at someone is to make subtle or indirect insults or criticisms towards them.
Beispiel: She's always throwing shade at me, accusing me of not working hard enough.
Notiz: While accusing is more direct, throwing shade at someone involves being less explicit and more covert in the criticisms.

Blame on

To attribute fault or responsibility for something to someone else.
Beispiel: He blamed the theft on his brother, but we later found out he was responsible.
Notiz: This slang term emphasizes passing the responsibility onto someone else, sometimes without solid evidence or justification.

Frame

To falsely incriminate someone for a crime or wrongdoing they did not commit.
Beispiel: She tried to frame her colleague for stealing the project ideas.
Notiz: Framing someone involves setting them up to take the fall for something, often through deceptive means.

Pin on

To attribute responsibility or guilt to someone for a particular issue or mistake.
Beispiel: They tried to pin the blame on me for the failed project, but the evidence proved otherwise.
Notiz: Similar to 'blame on,' but 'pin on' can imply a deliberate effort to shift culpability onto someone else.

Throw under the bus

To betray or sacrifice someone, often by putting the blame on them to avoid consequences.
Beispiel: She threw me under the bus by accusing me of stealing her idea during the meeting.
Notiz: While accusing someone involves pointing out their faults or wrongdoings, throwing them under the bus goes further by betraying their trust and unfairly putting them in a difficult position.

Drag through the mud

To publicly discredit or shame someone by making damaging accusations against them.
Beispiel: He accused her of spreading rumors and tried to drag her through the mud in front of everyone.
Notiz: This slang term emphasizes the act of tarnishing someone's reputation through unfounded or exaggerated allegations, going beyond just accusing them of something.

Accuse - Beispiele

She accused him of stealing her wallet.
The police accused the suspect of murder.
He was accused of cheating on the exam.

Grammatik von Accuse

Accuse - Verb (Verb) / Verb, Grundform (Verb, base form)
Lemma: accuse
Konjugationen
Verb, Vergangenheitsform (Verb, past tense): accused
Verb, Gerundium oder Partizip Präsens (Verb, gerund or present participle): accusing
Verb, 3. Person Singular Präsens (Verb, 3rd person singular present): accuses
Verb, Grundform (Verb, base form): accuse
Verb, Präsens nicht 3. Person Singular (Verb, non-3rd person singular present): accuse
Silben, Trennung und Betonung
accuse enthält 2 Silben: ac • cuse
Phonetische Transkription: ə-ˈkyüz
ac cuse , ə ˈkyüz (Die rote Silbe ist betont)

Accuse - Bedeutung und Nutzungsrate

Der Wortfrequenz- und Bedeutungsindex zeigt an, wie oft ein Wort in einer bestimmten Sprache vorkommt. Je kleiner die Zahl, desto häufiger wird das Wort verwendet. Die am häufigsten verwendeten Wörter liegen typischerweise zwischen 1 und 4000.
accuse: ~ 2100 (Sehr Häufig).
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