accuse

IPA(Pronunciation)

/əˈkjuːz/

Verb

transitive followed by "of" intransitive

(transitive) to find fault with, blame, censure / (transitive, law, followed by "of") to charge with having committed a crime or offence / (intransitive) to make an accusation against someone

Japanese Meaning

(他動詞) ～を非難する、責める、糾弾する / (他動詞・法律用語) ～が犯罪や違反を犯したと告発、起訴する / (自動詞) 誰かに対して告発、非難の申し立てを行う

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She decided not to accuse him publicly without solid evidence.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は確かな証拠がなければ彼を公に非難しないことにした。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) to find fault with, blame, censure

[…] and their thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else excusing one another.

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Sense（2）

(transitive, law, followed by "of") to charge with having committed a crime or offence

Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.

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Sense（3）

(intransitive) to make an accusation against someone

According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle.

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accuses

（ present singular third-person ）

accusing

（ participle present ）

accused

（ participle past ）

accused

（ past ）

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