sorry
exclamation (APOLOGY) /ˈsɒr.i/
/ˈsɔːr-/ Definition
› used when apologizing for something: "That's my foot you're treading on." "Sorry!"Making and accepting apologies
(Definition of sorry exclamation (APOLOGY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- absolution noun
- apologetic adjective
- apologize verb
- atone for sth phrasal verb
- cut sb some slack idiom
- excuse noun
- excuse verb
- excuse/pardon my French! idiom
- expiate verb
- forge ahead phrasal verb
- forgive verb
- forgiving adjective
- if you'll pardon the expression idiom
- mend your fences idiom
- overlook verb (FORGIVE)
- pardon (me) idiom
- pardonable adjective
- recompense noun
- reconcile verb
- take sb back phrasal verb (PARTNER)
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