apologize
verbocorrente nos diálogos
- Reino Unido//əˈpɒləˌd͡ʒaɪz//
- Reino Unido//əˈpɔləˌd͡ʒɑjz//
- Estados Unidos//əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz//
- Austrália//əˈpɔləˌd͡ʒɑez//
- Escócia//əˈpɔləˌd͡ʒaɪz//
To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
verbo
- 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
antiquadoTo 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
Etimologia
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”).
Formas
- pretérito
- apologized
- particípio passado
- apologized
- gerúndio
- apologizing
- 3.ª pessoa do singular
- apologizes
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