apologize

Significado (Inglês)

1. (British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive, often) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
2. (British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive) To express regret that a certain event has occurred.
3. (British, English, Oxford, US, dated, intransitive) To make an apologia or defense; to act as apologist.

Conceitos

desculpe-se

desculpar-se

lamentar

desculpar

apologizar

Sinônimos

apologise

excuse

ask for forgiveness

make an apology

make excuses

make amends

beg pardon

pardon

justify

beg your pardon

beg forgiveness

confess

ask pardon

rationalise

rationalize

repent

worship

ask forgiveness

excuse oneself

show appreciation

express one’s regret

apologise

apologise

blame

compromise

conciliate

exculpate

excuse me

expiate

forgive

hire

make peace

pardon me

praise

propitiate

redress

remit

ask for pardon

Traduções

sich entschuldigen

scusarsi

disculparse

zich verontschuldigen

s’excuser

chiedere scusa

απολογούμαι

demander pardon

ζητώ συγνώμη

entschuldigen

excusarse

excuser

scusare

verontschuldigen

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/əˈpɒləd͡ʒaɪz/

Etimologia (Inglês)

From apology + -ize, from ἀπολογία (apología, “a speech in defense”), from ἀπολογέομαι (apologéomai, “to speak in one’s defense”), from ἀπόλογος (apólogos, “an account, story”), compound of ἀπο- (apo-, “from, off”) and λόγος (lógos, “speech”); compare also ἀπολογίζομαι (apologízomai, “to render an account”).