verb🔗Share(often followed by “for”) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends"My correspondent apologized for not answering my letter."communicationlanguageactionwordsocietyhumanmoralattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo express regret that a certain event has occurred."I need to apologise for being late to our meeting. "attitudeemotionactioncharacterhumaneventmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make an apologia or defense; to act as apologist."The politician had to apologise for his previous controversial statements, attempting to explain and defend his position to the public. "communicationlanguageactionwordmoralattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading