sorry (original) (raw)
sorry adjective (EXPRESSING REGRET)
Oh, I'm sorry - I didn't see you there.
He'd really upset her and he didn't seem at all sorry.
sorry about Tom, I'm so sorry about last night - it was all my fault.
say sorry I've said I'm sorry.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
- apologizeUK I apologise for the error.
- say sorryHe didn't even say sorry.
- sorryI forgot your name, sorry.
- make an apologyThe president made an apology to the people of Japan in a public speech.
- express regretHe later expressed regret for portraying sharks as creatures that target human beings.
sorry adjective (EXPRESSING SYMPATHY)
feel sorry for I feel so sorry for their kids - it must be really hard for them.
feel sorry for yourself disapproving
sorry adjective (SAYING NO)
sorry adjective (BAD CONDITION)
sorry exclamation (APOLOGY)
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
- apologizeUK I apologise for the error.
- say sorryHe didn't even say sorry.
- sorryI forgot your name, sorry.
- make an apologyThe president made an apology to the people of Japan in a public speech.
- express regretHe later expressed regret for portraying sharks as creatures that target human beings.
sorry exclamation (POLITE NEGATIVE)
Sorry, you can't go in there.
"He's late." "Sorry?" "I said he's late."
Sorry, could you just say that last sentence again please?
Idiom
(Definition of sorry from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
sorry | American Dictionary
sorry adjective (ASKING FORGIVENESS)
sorry adjective (POLITE REFUSAL)
Sorry, you can’t go in there.
sorry adjective (BAD CONDITION)
Note:
- describing a situation or condition
(Definition of sorry from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of sorry
sorry
Based on our review of the literature, we identified seven apology terms (sorry, apologize, excuse, pardon, regret, afraid, forgive).
On the contrary, the soldiers whose task it was to guard them reportedly felt sorry for their plight and treated them with affection.
I'm sorry, but mediation is not the fastest and most efficient option - but settlement is.
Proponents of the ban, however, justified a complete ban on the basis of the precautionary principle that it is better to be safe than sorry.
I am sorry if this criticism is upsetting to the authors who have taken the trouble to describe their work for us.
But nothing she said or did could undo his sorry fate.
Many factors contribute to this sorry state of affairs.
I am sorry this conflict is coming just now.
This provided, by any reckoning, only sorry comfort.
This book examines the whole sorry but fascinating tale in great detail.
Parents still grieve and ask in bewilderment why matters have come to such a sorry pass.
One may feel vindictive towards or sorry for the other player.
Another area where culturally determined usage is observable is the use of sorry on every occasion that requires sympathy.
Its purely scientific side is sufficiently good to make one sorry that it was not done better.
Hasn't our long, sorry history of exclusion taught us anything?
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