Definition
to apologize (US), to apologise (UK): to say sorry, to excuse oneself
I apologize for being rude to your mother yesterday. I am really very sorry about what I said to her.
Pronunciation examples
UK: I apologise for being rude to your mother yesterday.
US: Don't apologize to me; apologize to my mother!
- "Alright, 682 people down, and only 2 more people to apologize to."
- ""You should apologize for your behavior at my wedding."
- "Philip : So I apologize for the napalm. Yeah, yeah, that was me too."
- "I apologize, I thought you were my grandmother."
- "Philip (reading) : Dear Brian Jones, I am here to apologize for all of the awful things I have said and done to you in the past."
- "I apologise that this note is written on toilet paper."
- "We do sincerely apologise for the delayed arrival."
- "My servers could handle 10 times the traffic if they weren't busy apologizing for your shit code base."
- "Examples: "She still hasn't apologized for breaking my heart or my nose."
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