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Apologize Apologized I Verb Hurt Caused Trouble Formal

word apologize
definition
verb
When you apologize to someone, you say that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them. You can say ' I apologize ' as a formal way of saying sorry.
Two years ago, Congress formally apologized for the internment.
I apologize for being late.
Costello later apologized, saying he'd been annoyed by the man.
He apologized to the people who had been affected.
inflections apologizesapologizingapologized
cefr-level B1

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