apologise
/əˈpɒləˌd͡ʒaɪz/verb4 syllables
Apologise means: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning.
Synonyms for apologise4
What does apologise mean?2
verb
1
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning“rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior”
2
acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing“I apologized for being late”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Apologise in a sentence
- If you're going to apologise, sooner is better.fcbond
- Quickly finish up your homework, and apologise to your teacher tomorrow!BobbyLee
- Ravenswood pleaded, apologised, and even kneeled, to appease her displeasure.Hybrid
- You should apologise to him for being late.sundown
- I won’t forgive you unless you apologise sincerely.sundown
- I apologise for coming round at such a late hour.sundown
- I want to apologise for calling you a berk in front of your girlfriend.sundown
- Why do you want to apologise for something you didn't do?sundown
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of apologise
as a verb
- past tense
- apologised
- present participle
- apologising
- third-person singular
- apologises
- past participle
- apologised