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sorry BrE / ˈsɒri /  NAmE / ˈsɑːri / Native audio playback is not supported. sorry(exclamation)BrE / ˈsɒri /  NAmE / ˈsɑːri / used when you are apologizing for somethingSorry I'm late!Did I stand on your foot? Sorry!Sorry to bother you, but could I speak to you for a moment?Sorry, we don't allow dogs in the house.He didn't even say sorry.used for asking somebody to repeat something that you have not heard clearlySorry? Could you repeat the question?used for correcting yourself when you have said something wrongTake the first turning, sorry, the third turning on the right.Word OriginOld English sārig ‘pained, distressed’, of West Germanic origin, from the base of the noun sore. The shortening of the root vowel has given the word an apparent connection with the unrelated sorrow.

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(exclamation) sorry i'm late!did i stand on your foot? sorry!sorry to bother you, but could i speak to you for a moment?sorry, we don't allow dogs in the house. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=sorry This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	sorry
WordType	(exclamation)
Phonetic	BrE / ˈsɒri / NAmE / ˈsɑːri /
Example	sorry i'm late! did i stand on your foot? sorry! sorry to bother you, but could i speak to you for a moment? sorry, we don't allow dogs in the house.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=sorry
Content	sorry (exclamation)BrE / ˈsɒri / NAmE / ˈsɑːri / used when you are apologizing for something Sorry I'm late! Did I stand on your foot? Sorry! Sorry to bother you, but could I speak to you for a moment? Sorry, we don't allow dogs in the house. He didn't even say sorry. used for asking somebody to repeat something that you have not heard clearly Sorry? Could you repeat the question? used for correcting yourself when you have said something wrong Take the first turning, sorry, the third turning on the right. Word Origin Old English sārig ‘pained, distressed’, of West Germanic origin, from the base of the noun sore. The shortening of the root vowel has given the word an apparent connection with the unrelated sorrow.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

I Exclamation Bre ˈsɒri ˈsɑːri Late Stand Foot

sorry

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