sorry
sorry
/ˈsɒri/
You can also use more sorry and most sorry.
1 not before noun feeling sad and ashamed about something that has been done sorry about something We're very sorry about the damage to your car.
I'm sorry about the mess—I haven't had a chance to tidy up yet.
sorry for something She is obviously deeply sorry for what she has done.
We are sorry for the delay and hope the train will be moving again shortly.
sorry for doing something He says he's really sorry for taking the car without asking.
sorry (that)… She was sorry that she'd lost her temper.
I am so sorry that this happened.
If you say you're sorry we'll forgive you.
Collocations
verbs
befeelseem…
adverb
extremelyfairlyvery…
preposition
aboutfor
phrases
be sorry to disappoint somebodybe sorry to hear about something/that…be sorry to interrupt (somebody/something)
sorry (that)… I'm sorry that your husband lost his job.
sorry to do something We're sorry to hear that your father's in hospital again.
I was sorry to see him go.
sorry about somebody/something No one is sorrier than I am about what happened.
I am sorry about the way Dad treated you.
I'm sorry about your mother. I do hope she'll soon be feeling better.
sorry for something I'm very sorry for your loss (= expressing sympathy when somebody has died).
3 not before noun feeling disappointed about something and wishing you had done something different or had not done something sorry (that)… She was sorry that she'd lost contact with Mary.
I'll make you sorry you were ever born!
You'll be sorry if I catch you!
sorry to do something I was genuinely sorry to be leaving college.
She was almost sorry to stop work.
4 only before noun very sad or bad, especially making you feel pity or disapproval The business is in a sorry state.
They were a sorry sight when they eventually got off the boat.
Idioms
sorry
/ˈsɒri/
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.
2 (especially British English) used for asking somebody to repeat something that you have not heard clearly
Sorry? Could you repeat the question?
3 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.