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apologize

/əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/

/əˈpɑːlədʒaɪz/

Translations

apologizeverb

apologized

Past Simple

apologized

Past Participle

apologizing

Gerund

/əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/

/əˈpɑːlədʒaɪz/

I apologize for being late.

Я извиняюсь за опоздание.

просить прощения

He should apologize to her for his behavior.

Ему следует попросить прощения у неё за своё поведение.

Synonyms

express regret

say sorry

make amends

ask forgiveness

Antonyms

apologizeverb

To express regret for something that one has done wrong.

She decided to apologize for her mistake in the report.

To offer a reasoned defense or justification in speech or writing; to make an apology in the sense of a formal argument.

In his preface, the philosopher apologized for the seemingly radical conclusions of his work.