sorry

  • 21sorry — adj. 1) dreadfully, terribly sorry 2) sorry about 3) sorry for (she is sorry for him; we are sorry for being late) 4) sorry to + inf. (I am sorry to inform you that your application has been rejected) 5) sorry that + clause (we are sorry that you …

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  • 22Sorry — I m sorry or Sorry spoken 1) used for telling someone that you are ashamed or unhappy about something that you have done that has hurt or upset them I m sorry – I shouldn t have blamed you. Sorry, I didn t mean to step on your foot. 2) used in a… …

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  • 23sorry — sorrily, adv. sorriness, n. /sor ee, sawr ee/, adj., sorrier, sorriest. 1. feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.: to be sorry to leave one s friends; to be sorry for a remark; to be sorry for someone in trouble. 2. regrettable or… …

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  • 24Sorry — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sorry! est un jeu de société américain produit par Parker Brothers. Sorry est une chanson interprétée par Sandra Kim. Sorry est une chanson interprétée… …

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  • 25sorry — 1. adjective /ˈsɒri,ˈsɑri,ˈsɔri/ a) 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. b) Poor, sad or regrettable. I am sorry to hear of your… …

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  • 26sorry — 1. adjective 1) I was sorry to hear about his accident Syn: sad, unhappy, sorrowful, distressed, upset, downcast, downhearted, disheartened, despondent; heartbroken, inconsolable, grief stricken Ant: glad …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 27sorry — adj. (sorrier, sorriest) 1 (predic.) pained or regretful or penitent (were sorry for what they had done; am sorry that you have to go). 2 (predic.; foll. by for) feeling pity or sympathy for (a person). 3 as an expression of apology. 4 wretched;… …

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  • 28sorry — [OE] Sorry goes back to a prehistoric West Germanic *sairig , a derivative of *sairaz (source of English sore). The original base denoted physical as well as mental pain, but it is the latter semantic path that has been taken by sorry. Despite… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 29sorry — adjective 1) I was sorry to hear about his accident Syn: sad, moved, sorrowful, distressed 2) he felt sorry for her Syn: full of pity, sympathetic, compassionate, moved, concerned 3) …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 30sorry — sor•ry [[t]ˈsɒr i, ˈsɔr i[/t]] adj. ri•er, ri•est 1) feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.: sorry to leave one s friends[/ex] 2) cvb regrettable or deplorable; unfortunate: a sorry situation[/ex] 3) sorrowful; grieved 4) suggestive of …

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