accuse
gb/əkjˈuz/ us/əkjˈuz/
B1
انگلیسی
~ 2200
معنیها
۰ معنی
فعل
B1
action
1
Say someone did something bad
To say that someone did something bad or broke the law.
الگوی کاربرد:
to accuse [someone] of [something]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes forget to use 'of' after 'accuse', e.g., saying 'accuse someone doing' instead of 'accuse someone of doing'.
هممعنیها
allege (Often used when the wrongdoing is claimed but not yet proven; more formal.)
|
charge (More formal and legal, often used in law enforcement contexts.)
متضادها
defend (To support someone against claims of wrongdoing.)
|
exonerate (To officially state that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing.)
ترکیبهای رایج
accuse falsely
|accuse directly
|accuse publicly
|accuse formally
|accuse someone of
موضوعها
law
|conflict
|communication
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- The newspaper accused the mayor of corruption.
- She accused her brother of stealing her phone.
- Several witnesses accused the driver of running the red light.
- They accused him of lying during the meeting.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- I accused my friend of breaking my pen.
- The teacher accused the boy of cheating.
- She accused him of taking her book.
- They accused the man of stealing a car.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
accuse
IPA
GB/əkjˈuz/
US/əkjˈuz/
هجاها و تکیه
ac - cuse (۲ هجا)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cuse)
صورتهای واژه
Verb
- Base: accuse
- 3rd Person Singular: accuses
- Present Participle: accusing
- Past: accused
خانوادهٔ واژه
Forms
accuses
verb
accusing
verb
accused
verb
Core family
accusation
noun B2
accuser
noun
Related words
accusatory
adjective
عبارتها
accuse someone of something
1/əkjˈuz sˈʌmwˌʌn əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Say person did a specific bad thing
To say that a person did a particular bad or illegal thing.
نمونهها
- The lawyer accused the witness of lying under oath.
- He was accused of stealing money from the company.
stand accused of
1/stˈænd əkjˈuzd əv/
fixed phrase
formal
Be officially said to have done wrong
To be officially said to have done something bad or illegal.
نمونهها
- The politician stands accused of accepting bribes.
- Several officers stand accused of misconduct.