apologize
verbecourant dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//əˈpɒləˌd͡ʒaɪz//
- Royaume-Uni//əˈpɔləˌd͡ʒɑjz//
- États-Unis//əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz//
- Australie//əˈpɔləˌd͡ʒɑez//
- Écosse//əˈpɔləˌd͡ʒaɪz//
To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
verbe
- 1
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.
Barnes was commanded, with Garrett and Jerome, to make a public acknowledgment of his errors; and to apologize especially for his insolent language to Gardiner
Today I want to apologize to my co-workers.
- 2
To express regret that a certain event has occurred.
- 3
vieilliTo make an apologia or defense; to act as apologist.
To this purpose the most witty, cautious and subtile ſort of the Pagans apologize for themselves
Étymologie
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”).
Formes
- passé
- apologized
- participe passé
- apologized
- participe présent
- apologizing
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- apologizes
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