sorry
🇺🇸
/ˈsɑːri/
🇬🇧
/ˈsɒri/
adjective
A1
feeling sad and ashamed about something you did wrong
I am sorry for breaking your toy.
A1
feeling sad for someone else's trouble
I'm sorry to hear you're feeling sick.
A1
wishing you had done something differently
I'm sorry I didn't study harder for the test.
R
very bad or pitiful
The old house was in a sorry condition.
interjection
A1
used to say you are sorry for something
Sorry, I didn't mean to bump into you.
A1
used to ask someone to repeat what they said
Sorry, could you say that again?
A1
used to correct a mistake you just made
Turn left at the next street, sorry, I mean right.
translation
feeling sad and ashamed about something you did wrong; feeling sad for someone else's trouble; wishing you had done something differently; very bad or pitiful
used to say you are sorry for something; used to ask someone to repeat what they said; used to correct a mistake you just made
Word Forms
Comparative
sorrier
Superlative
sorriest