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sorry

[sor-ee, sawr-ee]

adjective

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.

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  2. regrettable or deplorable; unfortunate; tragic.

    a sorry situation; to come to a sorry end.

  3. sorrowful, grieved, or sad.

    Was she sorry when her brother died?

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  4. associated with sorrow; suggestive of grief or suffering; melancholy; dismal.

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  5. wretched, poor, useless, or pitiful.

    a sorry horse.

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interjection

  1. (used as a conventional apology or expression of regret).

    Sorry, you're misinformed. Did I bump you? Sorry.

sorry

/ ˈɒɪ /

adjective

  1. feeling or expressing pity, sympathy, remorse, grief, or regret

    I feel sorry for him

  2. pitiful, wretched, or deplorable

    a sorry sight

  3. poor; paltry

    a sorry excuse

  4. affected by sorrow; sad

  5. causing sorrow or sadness

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. an exclamation expressing apology, used esp at the time of the misdemeanour, offence, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • sorrily adverb
  • sorriness noun
  • unsorry adjective
  • ˈǰ adverb
  • ˈǰԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sorry1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English ; cognate with Low German ŧ, Old High German ŧ. See sore, -y 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sorry1

Old English ; related to Old High German ŧ; see sore
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“A lot of people are closing their businesses and are not coming back. It’s better to be safe than sorry.”

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Cooper responded to the post, “I’m sick I’m so sorry she did this to you. Reaching out to u privately.”

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In response, a Haven spokesman said the company was sorry Mrs Vincent felt she had been treated badly, and that it was always the company's intention to treat owners fairly, and with transparency.

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"What I really feel very sorry about is the fact that my husband was a great public servant," she said, adding that he had been the youngest home secretary since Winston Churchill.

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He said he felt sorry for owners of the businesses in the area that been burglarized or vandalized.

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