What does apologize mean?
Definitions for apologize
əˈpɒl əˌdʒaɪzapol·o·gize
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word apologize.
Princeton's WordNet
apologize, apologise(verb)
acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
"I apologized for being late"; "He apologized for the many typoes"
apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise(verb)
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
"rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
Wiktionary
apologize(Verb)
To make an apology or defence.
apologize(Verb)
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.
apologize(Verb)
To express regret that a certain event has occurred.
Webster Dictionary
Apologize(verb)
to make an apology or defense
Apologize(verb)
to make an apology or excuse; to make acknowledgment of some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends; -- with for; as, my correspondent apologized for not answering my letter
Apologize(verb)
to defend
Freebase
Apologize
"Apologize" is a song written by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder for OneRepublic's debut album Dreaming Out Loud. A remix version was included on the Timbaland album, Shock Value and on the deluxe version of Dreaming Out Loud. A country version of the song was recorded by Luke Bryan for his album, "Doin' My Thing". The song was the biggest radio airplay hit in the history of the Pop Songs radio in North America, with 10,394 plays in one week, until its record was broken by Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love", which was also co-written by Tedder. The song was a major hit internationally, reaching number one in 16 countries, including Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Sweden, Turkey, and the Netherlands, as well as staying at number one for eight consecutive weeks on the Billboard Pop 100 chart. The song charted in the Top Three on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 13 weeks at number one in Canada. "Apologize" was ranked number 50 on the list of the Billboard Hot 100's All-Time Top Songs list from the chart's first 50 years. It spent 25 consecutive weeks in the Top 10, the longest stay there for any song since "Smooth" by Santana, which spent 30 weeks in 1999. It was also ranked number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade. It remains OneRepublic's biggest hit single in the United States to date.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of apologize in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of apologize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of apologize in a Sentence
I just want to apologize, i understand my actions were selfish.
I am ashamed of the pain I have caused my daughter, my family, my friends, my colleagues and the educational community. I want to apologize to them and, especially, I want to apologize to the students who work hard every day to get into college, and to their parents who make tremendous sacrifices to support their children and do so honestly.
I apologize to everybody.
I've learned a lot in the last three years, it's been a journey of wisdom, talking to people ... and learning more about myself, the reality is I was quite tone deaf ... to a lot of the things that were happening in the climate, my response during that time, obviously hurt a lot of people, frustrated and angered a lot of people and I apologize to them. I'm still learning.
It comes from a book I wrote, pretty good book, if anyone thinks that I should apologize for writing a best-selling book, I'm sorry, I'm not going to do it.
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- إعتذرArabic
- перапра́шваць, вы́бачыцца, выбача́цца, праба́чыцца, прабача́цца, перапрасі́цьBelarusian
- извиня́вам сеBulgarian
- apologitzarCatalan, Valencian
- omluvitCzech
- ymddiheurioWelsh
- entschuldigenGerman
- pardonpetiEsperanto
- disculparseSpanish
- puolustella, pyytää anteeksiFinnish
- excuserFrench
- ביקש סליחה, הִתְנַצֵּל, התנצלHebrew
- माफी माँगता हूँHindi
- tart, elnézést kér, védőbeszéd, bocsánatot kérHungarian
- apologiarIdo
- 謝る, 詫びるJapanese
- ბოდიშის მოხდაGeorgian
- ಕ್ಷಮೆKannada
- 사과하다Korean
- whakapāhaMāori
- zich verontschuldigen, verantwoordenDutch
- przeprosić, przepraszaćPolish
- apologizar, desculpar-sePortuguese
- извиня́ться, извини́тьсяRussian
- испричати, ispričatiSerbo-Croatian
- ви́бачитися, перепро́шувати, перепроси́ти, вибача́тисяUkrainian
- 道歉Chinese
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