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Definition of 'sorry'English
Adjective
( er)
(of a person) Regretful for an action; grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone.
- I am sorry I stepped on your toes. It was an accident.
- I am sorry to hear of your uncle's death.
Poor, sad or regrettable.
- The storm left his garden in a sorry state.
Synonyms
* (regretful for an action or grieved) apologetic, attritional, compunctious, contrite, heavyhearted, melancholy, mournful, penitent, penitential, regretful, remorseful, repentant, sad, unhappy
Derived terms
* better safe than sorry
* supersorry
Interjection
( en-interj)
Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.
- Sorry ! I didn't see that you were on the phone.
Used as a request for someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly.
- Sorry ? What was that? The phone cut out.
Synonyms
* (request to repeat) I beg your pardon?, I'm sorry?, come again?, excuse me? (US)
Noun
( sorries)
The act of saying sorry; an apology.
* 2007 , Christopher Levan, Give Us This Day: Lenten Reflections on Baking Bread and Discipleship (page 107)
- The British would do it standing stock still, Latinos would dance their sorries , and Canadians would find a way to apologize on ice.
* 2008 , Lucy S. Danziger, Self Magazine's 15 Minutes to Your Best Self
- So learn how to tailor your sorries to the sexes. Women tend to want an acknowledgment of what they're going through...
Related terms
* sorrow
* sorrowful
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