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   sorry

   /ˈsɒri/

   adjective

   • 1. feeling sad or distressed through sympathy with someone else's misfortune: "I was sorry to hear about what happened to your family" Similar sadunhappysorrowfuldistressedupsetdepresseddowncastmiserabledownhearteddishearteneddejecteddowndespondentdespairingdisconsolatebroken-heartedheartbrokeninconsolablegrief-strickenfull of pitysympatheticpityingcompassionatemovedcommiserativeconsolingempatheticcaringconcernedunderstandingOpposite gladunsympathetic
   • ▪ filled with compassion for: "I felt sorry for the poor boys working for him"
   • 2. feeling regret or penitence: "he said he was sorry he had upset me" Similar regretfulremorsefulcontriterepentantruefulpenitentconscience-strickenapologeticabjectguiltyguilt-riddenself-reproachfulbadashamedshamefacedsheepishin sackcloth and ashesafraidrare:compunctiousOpposite unrepentant
   • ▪ used to express apology: "sorry—I was trying not to make a noise"
   • ▪ used as a polite request that someone should repeat something that one has failed to hear or understand: "I'm sorry—you were saying?"
   • 3. in a poor or pitiful state: "he looks a sorry sight with his broken jaw" Similar pitifulpitiableheart-rendingdistressingunfortunatewretchedunhappyunluckydisastrouscalamitousregrettablemortifyingshamefulawfulrare:distressful
   • ▪ unpleasant and regrettable, especially on account of incompetence or misbehaviour: "we feel so ashamed that we keep quiet about the whole sorry business"

   Word Origin Old Englishsārig ‘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.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sorrily adverb
   • 2. sorriness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   What does it mean if you feel sorry for someone?

   • 1. (often foll by: for) feeling or expressing pity, sympathy, remorse, grief, or regret: I feel sorry for him. 2. pitiful, wretched, or deplorable: a sorry sight. 3. poor; paltry: a sorry excuse. 1. feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.: sorry to leave one's friends. 2. regrettable or deplorable; unfortunate: a sorry situation.

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   When do you use 'I'm Sorry' as an introduction?

   • You use I'm sorry or sorry as an introduction when you are telling a person something that you do not think they will want to hear, for example when you are disagreeing with them or giving them bad news. No, I'm sorry, I can't agree with you. 'I'm sorry,' he told the real estate agent, 'but we really must go now.'

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   What does sorry mean in English?

   • 1. a. Feeling or expressing sorrow: We're sorry to hear that you're leaving so soon. b. Feeling or expressing sympathy or pity: She felt sorry for the rain-soaked cat. c. Feeling or expressing regret, especially for a misdeed or mistake: He said he was sorry for breaking the window. I'm sorry I yelled at you. 2.

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   What does it mean if someone is in a sorry state?

   • If someone or something is in a sorry state, they are in a bad state, mentally or physically. The fire left Kuwait's oil industry in a sorry state. She is a sorry sight. They were a sorry lot. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   To be sorry is to feel regret or feel bad about something — usually something you did. "I'm sorry " is an apology. If you're feeling sorry about something, then you're feeling a combination of sadness and regret.

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