/əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/
Translation
To say sorry for something wrong that you have done.
Word origin
From Greek apologia, meaning a spoken defence.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- apologia
- English cognates
- apology
Grammar
Examples
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You "apologise for" the thing you did.
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You "apologise to" the person.
apologized .
In America the same word is written "apologize".
Used in
Grammar articles
(5)Modal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Reported speech in English: backshift, questions and commands
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
The subjunctive and the unreal past in English: I suggest he go, if I were you, and it's time we left
Verb patterns with objects in English: want somebody to do, make somebody do, and see somebody doing
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