APOLOGIZE


Meaning of APOLOGIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ əpɒlədʒaɪz ]

( apologizes, apologizing, apologized)

Note: in BRIT, also use 'apologise'

When you apologize to someone, you say that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them. You can say ‘ I apologize ’ as a formal way of saying sorry.

I apologize for being late...

Costello later apologized, saying he’d been annoyed by the man...

He apologized to the people who had been affected.

VERB : V for n / -ing , V , V to n , also V with quote

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