Condone — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚbˌæləns/

🇬🇧British English

/kəndˈəʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəndˈəʊn/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚbˌæləns/.

Examples

excuse someone's behavior
She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

excuse

Parts of Speech

verb	excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with “excuse someone's behavior”

Word Forms

excuse	noun	a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
excuser	noun	a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense
condonation	noun	a pardon by treating the offender as if the offense had not occurred

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

dulden

entschuldigen, übersehen oder Zugeständnisse machen; Seien Sie nachsichtig mit

🇫🇷French

fermer les yeux sur

excuser, négliger ou tenir compte de ; être indulgent avec

🇪🇸Spanish

condonar

excusar, pasar por alto o hacer concesiones; ser indulgente con

🇮🇹Italian

condonare

scusare, trascurare o tenere conto; sii indulgente con

🇳🇱Dutch

vergoelijken

excuseren, over het hoofd zien of er rekening mee houden; wees mild met

🇵🇹Portuguese

tolerar

desculpar, ignorar ou fazer concessões; seja tolerante com

🇷🇺Russian

потворствовать

извинять, игнорировать или делать скидку; быть снисходительным к

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्षमा करें

बहाना बनाना, नज़रअंदाज करना, या छूट देना; के प्रति उदार रहें

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষমা করা

অজুহাত, উপেক্ষা, বা জন্য ভাতা করা; সঙ্গে নম্র হতে

🇮🇳Tamil

மன்னிக்கவும்

மன்னிக்கவும், கவனிக்கவும், அல்லது கொடுப்பனவுகளை செய்யவும்; மென்மையாக இருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

మన్నించు

క్షమించండి, పట్టించుకోకండి లేదా భత్యాలు చేయండి; సహృదయంతో ఉండండి

🇮🇳Marathi

क्षमा करणे

माफ करणे, दुर्लक्ष करणे किंवा भत्ते देणे; सह नम्र व्हा

🇮🇳Gujarati

માફ કરવું

માટે બહાનું, અવગણવું અથવા ભથ્થાં આપો; સાથે નમ્ર બનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ

ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ, ಕಡೆಗಣಿಸಿ, ಅಥವಾ ಅನುಮತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ; ಸೌಮ್ಯವಾಗಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ഷമിക്കുക

ക്ഷമിക്കുക, അവഗണിക്കുക, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അലവൻസുകൾ നൽകുക; സൗമ്യമായിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ

ਬਹਾਨਾ ਕਰਨਾ, ਨਜ਼ਰਅੰਦਾਜ਼ ਕਰਨਾ, ਜਾਂ ਭੱਤੇ ਦੇਣਾ; ਨਾਲ ਨਰਮ ਰਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

معاف کرنا

عذر کرنا، نظر انداز کرنا، یا الاؤنس دینا؛ کے ساتھ نرمی کرو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

纵容

借口、忽视或体谅；宽容

🇯🇵Japanese

容認する

言い訳する、見落とす、または許容する。寛容になる

🇰🇷Korean

묵과하다

변명하거나, 간과하거나, 용인하거나; 관대하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tha

bào chữa, bỏ qua hoặc bỏ qua; hãy khoan dung với

🇹🇭Thai

ให้อภัย

ข้อแก้ตัว มองข้าม หรือเผื่อแผ่; ผ่อนปรนด้วย

🇮🇩Indonesian

memaafkan

memaafkan, mengabaikan, atau memberi kelonggaran; bersikap lunak terhadap

🇵🇭Filipino

pumayag

magdahilan, huwag pansinin, o gumawa ng mga allowance para sa; maging maluwag sa

🇲🇾Malay

memaafkan

alasan, terlepas pandang, atau beri elaun untuk; berlembut dengan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تغاضي

العذر أو التغاضي أو السماح به؛ كن متساهلا مع

🇮🇷Persian

گذشت

بهانه‌گیری، نادیده گرفتن، یا بهانه‌گیری برای با ملایمت باش

🇹🇷Turkish

bağışlamak

mazur görün, göz ardı edin veya dikkate alın; hoşgörülü olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִסְלוֹחַ

לתרץ, להתעלם או להתחשב ב; להיות רך עם

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The primary meaning of 'condone' is 'excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with'.

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Using 'condone' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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