Meaning

6 senses

  1. Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.

    Sorry! I didn't see that you were on the phone.

    Sorry about yesterday. — No worries.

    Entschuldigung, sorry, entschuldigen Sie bitte

    извини́теizviníte/izviní, извини́izviníte/izviní, прости́теprostíte/prostí

    проба́чтеprobáčte, проба́чprobáč, перепро́шуюperepróšuju

  2. Said as a request to excuse one's unintentional behaviors.

    Oops! Sorry!

  3. Said as a request to pass somebody.

    Sorry! Coming through!

  4. Used as a request for someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly.

    Sorry? What was that? The phone cut out.

    wie bitte?, bitte?, wie?

    прошу́ проще́нияprošú proščénija, что вы сказа́ли?što vy skazáli, что?što?

    про́шу?próšu?, що?ščo?, що-що?ščo-ščo?

  5. Used to correct oneself in speech.

    There are four—sorry, five—local branches of the store.

  6. Used as a hedge.

    Sorry, but I don't care what you think.

Examples

4059 sentences

  1. I'm sorry, I can't stay long.

    Вибачте, я не можу залишитися надовго. — ChickenKiev

    ruИзвините, я не могу остаться надолго. — Lenin_1917

    deEs tut mir leid, ich kann nicht lange bleiben. — MUIRIEL

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  2. I'm sorry, I don't have change.

    Перепрошую, у мене немає здачі. — deniko

    ruИзвините, у меня нет мелочи. — Hellerick

    deTut mir leid, ich habe kein Kleingeld. — MUIRIEL

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  3. I'm very sorry about the mistake.

    Мені дуже шкода із-за помилки. — deniko

    ruЯ сожалею об этой ошибке. — Balamax

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  4. We are sorry for his mistake.

    Ми перепрошуємо за його помилку. — deniko

    ruМы сожалеем о его ошибке. — fjay69

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  5. I'm very sorry to hear that.

    Мені дуже шкода це чути. — aandrusiak

    ruМне очень жаль это слышать. — al_ex_an_der

    deEs tut mir sehr leid, das zu hören. — Chris

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
expression of regret or sorrow:
request to repeat:
Русский
By meaning 2
expression of regret or sorrow:
request to repeat:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
expression of regret or sorrow:
request to repeat:

Origin

From Middle English sory, from Old English sāriġ (“feeling or expressing grief, sorry, gri

From Middle English sory, from Old English sāriġ (“feeling or expressing grief, sorry, grieved, sorrowful, sad, mournful, bitter”), from Proto-West Germanic *sairag, from Proto-Germanic *sairagaz (“sad”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂yro (“hard, rough, painful”). Cognate with Scots sairie (“sad, grieved”), Saterland Frisian seerich (“sore, inflamed”), West Frisian searich (“sad, sorry”), Low German serig (“sick, scabby”), German dialectal sehrig (“sore, sad, painful”), Swedish sårig. By surface analysis, sor(e) + -y. Unrelated to sorrow despite the similarity in form and meaning.

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Synonyms

7 synonyms
sozexcuse mesay againcome againI beg your pardon?I'm sorry?excuse me?

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • feel sorry for
  • sorry but
  • feel sorry
  • sorry for what
  • very sorry for
  • sorry to hear
  • felt sorry for
  • feeling sorry for
  • really sorry
  • sorry about what
  • sorry for the
  • be very sorry

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sororitysorrowB1sorrowfulsortB1sorted
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