accuse
gb/əkjˈuz/ us/əkjˈuz/
B1
Anglų
~ 2200
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
Veiksmažodis
B1
action
1
Say someone did something bad
To say that someone did something bad or broke the law.
Vartosenos šablonas:
to accuse [someone] of [something]
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes forget to use 'of' after 'accuse', e.g., saying 'accuse someone doing' instead of 'accuse someone of doing'.
Sinonimai
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.)
Antonimai
defend (To support someone against claims of wrongdoing.)
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exonerate (To officially state that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing.)
Kolokacijos
accuse falsely
|accuse directly
|accuse publicly
|accuse formally
|accuse someone of
Temos
law
|conflict
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
accuse
IPA
GB/əkjˈuz/
US/əkjˈuz/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
ac - cuse (2 skiemenys)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cuse)
Žodžio formos
Verb
- Base: accuse
- 3rd Person Singular: accuses
- Present Participle: accusing
- Past: accused
Žodžių šeima
Forms
accuses
verb
accusing
verb
accused
verb
Core family
accusation
noun B2
accuser
noun
Related words
accusatory
adjective
Posakiai
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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- The politician stands accused of accepting bribes.
- Several officers stand accused of misconduct.