apologize
/əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/verb4 syllables
Apologize means: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning.
Synonyms for apologize4
What does apologize 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.
Apologize in a sentence
- You must apologize to her, and do it at once.CH
- You must apologize to her, and that at once.Swift
- If you're going to apologize, you should do it right away.CK
- Since losing the match was everyone's fault, you don't have to apologize.User19745
- Everyone can offend a boxer, but not everyone has time to apologize.al_ex_an_der
- If you don't go, you'll have to apologize._undertoad
- I tried to apologize, but the words stuck in my throat.sharptoothed
- When you apologize, you lay the foundation for a future offense.carlosalberto
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of apologize
as a verb
- past tense
- apologized
- present participle
- apologizing
- third-person singular
- apologizes
- past participle
- apologized