apologise

verb/əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/

Frequency rank: #6,325 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

To express regret or say sorry for doing something wrong.

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Example sentence

She forgot to apologise after bumping into the man on the street.

Synonyms & related words

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