Apologize I Apologized Late Verb Bre əˈpɒlədʒaɪz əˈpɑːlədʒaɪz

• why should i apologize?
• go and apologize to her.
• we apologize for the late departure of this flight.
• i'm so/terribly/very sorry i'm late.

apologize

1. to say that you are sorry for doing something wrong or causing a problem
• Why should I apologize?
• Go and apologize to her.
• We apologize for the late departure of this flight.

Extra Examples

• He apologized to his colleagues.
• I do apologize most humbly.
• I must apologize for cancelling our meeting at such short notice.
• I must apologize for not letting you know sooner.
• I would like to apologize most sincerely for any embarrassment caused.
• She apologized for being late.
• The president of the company apologized personally for the tragic accident.
• I apologize if I’ve interrupted your work.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they apologize
• he / she / it apologizes
• past simple apologized
• past participle apologized
• -ing form apologizing

Word Origin

• late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘make a defensive argument’): from Greek apologizesthai ‘give an account’, from apologos ‘story’. In English the verb has always been used as if it were a direct derivative of apology.