verb
apologize
To say that you are sorry for something you did.
He apologizes to his neighbor for blocking the shared driveway.
Etymology
The Greek source names a speech in one’s defense. English apologizing shifted from justifying conduct toward acknowledging a fault and expressing regret for it.
More examples
- I should apologize for arriving so late.
- She apologized after realizing she had interrupted.
- They are apologizing to customers affected by the outage.
Forms
apologize · apologizes · apologized · apologizing