Meaning of Apology | Babel Free
əˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒiDefinitions
- An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
- A formal justification, defence.
- Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
üzr
Беларуская
прабачэнне
Български
извинение
Català
disculpa
Čeština
omluva
Eesti
vabandus
Gàidhlig
leisgeul
עברית
התנצלות
Íslenska
afsökun
ქართული
ბოდიში
Қазақша
кешірім
Кыргызча
кечирим
Latviešu
atvainošanas
Македонски
извинение
پښتو
بخښنه
Română
scuză
ไทย
คำขอโทษ
ئۇيغۇرچە
كەچۈرۈم
Oʻzbekcha
uzr
Examples
“What he said really hurt my feelings, but his apology sounded so sincere that I couldn't help but forgive him.”
“The CEO made a public apology for the scandal, and promised full cooperation with the authorities.”
“the Apology of Socrates”
“a poor apology for a hotel room”
“[He] goes to work devising apologies for window curtains.”
“The response to firing is remarkable, and though the 280 lb. pressure seems more in the nature of a reserve for emergencies than a continuous working figure, even with the present-day apology for coal it seldom fell below 250 lb., and could always be brought up to blowing-off point with little difficulty. To this liveliness of steaming the thermic syphons are doubtless the chief contributory.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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