/ˈsɒr.i/
Translation
Feeling sad about something you did wrong or about something bad that happened.
Word origin
Comes from an Old English word linked to sore, meaning pained or sad.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- sarig
Examples
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"Sorry" shows you feel bad about what you did.
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Here "sorry for" means she felt sad about the dog and wanted to help.
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"Sorry" is a kind word we say when we cannot do what someone asks.
We say when we feel sad about something we did wrong, or when we feel sad for someone else. Saying "I am sorry" is a kind and polite thing to do.
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(7)Grammar articles
(6)Emphasis in English: I do like it, my own, the very, and how to push back
Future in the past: was going to, would, was about to, and the grammar of plans that failed
Gerund and infinitive: which verb form comes next?
English Greetings and Survival Phrases: Say Something Today
Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns in English: myself, yourself, each other, and when English does not bother
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
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