apologize

CEFRB1

/əˈpɒləˌd͡ʒaɪz/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To say that you are sorry for something.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To express regret that a certain event has occurred.

Examples

  • I think that you ought to apologize to her.

  • We apologize for the late arrival of the train.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /əˈpɔləˌd͡ʒɑez/
  • /əˈpɔləˌd͡ʒɑjz/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends

  2. To make an apologia or defense; to act as apologist.

More examples

In context

  • You must apologize to her, and that at once.

  • My correspondent apologized for not answering my letter.

  • Today I want to apologize to my co-workers.

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Origin

verb

From apology + -ize, from ἀπολογία (apología, “a speech in defense”), from ἀπολογέομαι (apologéomai, “to speak in one’s defense”), from ἀπόλογος (apólogos, “an account, story”), compound of ἀπο- (apo-, “from, off”) and λόγος (lógos, “speech”); compare also ἀπολογίζομαι (apologízomai, “to render an account”).