Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: apologize
IPA transcription: [əp'ɑlədʒ,aɪz]
Pronunciations of apologize
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verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: apologize, apologise
    Meaning: acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing; "I apologized for being late"; "He apologized for the many typoes"
Usage examples
  • Do not apologize.
  • Pray don't apologize
  • "Boys," he said, "I apologize."
  • I apologize for my recent remarks.
  • She noted that he did not apologize for it, as Kennicott would have done.
  • "I did, and I apologize for entering here, but I am interested in airships, and I thought you might want to hire a pilot.
  • I was too much taken by surprise to apologize for my trees, but felt reproached; unwittingly I had destroyed the old captain's choicest pleasure.
  • "Mr. Mangasarian," says Dr. Barton, "has not given evidence of his skill as a logician or of his accuracy in the use of history." Then he proceeds to apologize, in a way, for the character of his reply to our argument, by saying that "Mr.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Wilmington insurrection of 1898, License CC BY-SA 4.0