to apologize
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1.7
- verb
- /əˈpɑːlədʒaɪz/
- US
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disculparse
- I-I feel like I want to apologize for what may have happened last night.
- apologize for an error
- apologize in advance
- never apologize
And the final point, I apologise to you, Laura.
- And the final point, I apologise to you, Laura.
- I went blood red, apologised like a maniac and left.
- Time to stop apologizing when we were not wrong.
- And I guess Logan made George apologize to Bobby for it.
- Our narcissistic friends don't really apologize that much.
- Yeah, I think you should apologize to Harper.
- Anyway, I was wrong about the Google thing and I apologize, but that's it.
- They may even apologize, but it still happens.
- I think it's so important for parents to apologize, say sorry.
Examples
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Yeah, I think you should apologize to Harper.
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"There is one other question, which I must apologize in advance for asking."
Fiction book (1990) -
To own their part and to apologize and work to fix it.
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And I look at him and I go, go apologize to my wife right now.
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So I want to apologize about that right now.
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I think it's so important for parents to apologize, say sorry.
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Also, I just wanted to quickly apologize for my sudden break I had.
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I apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused.
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After The Glass Hammer was published, I called John and apologized for stealing his story.
Academic text (1996) -
I apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused.
Synonyms
137
2.0
Feel sorry and say so when giving bad news or refusing something
1
7.9
To admit you are wrong and feel embarrassed
Phrasal Verbs
How Apologetic
91
4.9
- US
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1.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Apologize comes from the Greek word apologia, built from apo- 'away' and log 'speak', and it once meant 'a speech in defense'. That's why to apologize today is to speak to explain and say you are sorry, to try to make things right.