apologize
To make an apology or excuseTo make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
» Mary is too stubborn to apologize.
Мария слишком упрямая для того, чтобы извиниться.
Марія занадто вперта для того, щоб вибачитися.
Meaning
3 senses(British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive, often)To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
My correspondent apologized for not answering my letter.
sich entschuldigen
извиня́тьсяizvinjátʹsja, извини́тьсяizvinítʹsja
вибача́тисяvybačátysja, ви́бачитисяvýbačytysja, перепро́шуватиperepróšuvaty
(British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive)To express regret that a certain event has occurred.
(British, English, Oxford, US, dated, intransitive)To make an apologia or defense; to act as apologist.
- acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
Examples
1445 sentencesMary is too stubborn to apologize.
Марія занадто вперта для того, щоб вибачитися.
ruМария слишком упрямая для того, чтобы извиниться.
She apologized for having offended him.
Вона вибачилася за те, що образила його.
I don't want you to apologize.
Я не хочу, щоб ти вибачався.
ruЯ не хочу, чтобы ты извинялся.
You've got nothing to apologize for.
Тобі немає за що вибачатися.
ruТебе не за что извиняться.
Have you called Tom to apologize?
Ти зателефонував Тому, щоб вибачитися?
ruТы звонил Тому, чтобы извиниться?
Translations
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Origin
From apology + -ize, from ἀπολογία (apología, “a speech in defense”), from ἀπολογέομαι (apFrom 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”).
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Forms
apologizes, apologizing, apologized, apologized| Base form | apologize · to apologize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | apologizes |
| Present participle | apologizing |
| Past simple | apologized |
| Past participle | apologized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
4 synonyms- acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing:apologise
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning:apologiseexcuserationalizerationalise
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- to apologize to
- want to apologize
- should apologize to
- apologize for what
- to apologize for
- apologize for the
- need to apologize
- apologize for not
- have to apologize
- apologized for doing
- apologized for his
- trying to apologize