to apologize for
484
1.8
- phrasal verb
- /əˈpɑːlədʒaɪz fɔr/
- US
:
pedir disculpas por
- I apologize for being away so long.
- apologize for the mistake
- need to apologize for
- never apologize for
The next thing that I need to apologize for is this.
- The next thing that I need to apologize for is this.
- And I, I want to apologize for not making this clear.
- Also, I apologize for telling Dan he needs to touch grass.
- And before long, I sort of apologized for the offence it caused.
- So yeah, I apologize for that, but don't get used to it.
- Other people were like, I have to apologize for something too.
- And he he apologizes for introducing this term.
- you know, your, your friends are, are God's way of apologizing for your relatives, You know,
- Be clear on what you're apologizing for because that shows accountability.
- Well, listener watcher, we apologize for our faces.
- I deeply, with all of my heart apologize for cutting you off.
- So I guess I just wanted to apologize for her because I don't think she did.
- Do not apologize for where we are.
- Now am I supposed to apologize for my impact being as big as it is?
- K Slabs now regrets those statements and apologizes for making them.
Examples
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I deeply, with all of my heart apologize for cutting you off.
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I apologize for our methods in getting you here.
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And I, I want to apologize for not making this clear.
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I do apologize for everything that went on because of this.
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No, I just wanted to apologize for the other night.
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Well, I would like to formally apologize for a video that was all over the place.
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We apologize for any inconvenience.
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The editorial staff apologizes for the mistake and any confusion resulting from it.
Academic text (2005) -
Uh, I'd like to apologize for my abrupt departure.
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I want to apologize for my mistake during the presentation.
Synonyms
∞
1.7
To say sorry to someone when you feel you did something wrong
91
4.9
To feel very sorry and want to make things right
How Apologetic
91
4.9
- US
484
1.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to express regret for something' is directly composed from 'apologize' (to express regret) plus the preposition 'for' which marks the reason or target of the apology. This is a regular verb + preposition construction that follows standard English compositional patterns and is cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words will understand it.
Etymology
Apologize for comes from a long-ago word for a short speech used to explain yourself when you had done something wrong. So apologize for means 'to say sorry for' a particular action.