What does sorry mean?
Definitions for sorry
ˈsɒr i, ˈsɔr isor·ry
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word sorry.
Princeton's WordNet
regretful, sorry, badadjective
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
"felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase"
deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorryadjective
bad; unfortunate
"my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
good-for-nothing, good-for-naught, meritless, no-account, no-count, no-good, sorryadjective
without merit
"a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk"
blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, drearyadjective
causing dejection
"a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
Wiktionary
sorrynoun
The act of saying sorry; an apology.
Etymology: From sory, from sarig, from sairagaz, from sayǝw-. Cognate with serig, dialectal sehrig. More at sore.
sorryadjective
Regretful for an action; grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone.
Etymology: From sory, from sarig, from sairagaz, from sayǝw-. Cognate with serig, dialectal sehrig. More at sore.
sorryadjective
Poor, sad or regrettable.
The storm left his garden in a sorry state.
Etymology: From sory, from sarig, from sairagaz, from sayǝw-. Cognate with serig, dialectal sehrig. More at sore.
sorryinterjection
Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.
Sorry! I didn't see that you were on the phone.
Etymology: From sory, from sarig, from sairagaz, from sayǝw-. Cognate with serig, dialectal sehrig. More at sore.
sorryinterjection
Used as a request for someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly.
Sorry? What was that? The phone cut out.
Etymology: From sory, from sarig, from sairagaz, from sayǝw-. Cognate with serig, dialectal sehrig. More at sore.
Webster Dictionary
Sorryadjective
grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil; feeling regret; -- now generally used to express light grief or affliction, but formerly often used to express deeper feeling
Sorryadjective
melancholy; dismal; gloomy; mournful
Sorryadjective
poor; mean; worthless; as, a sorry excuse
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sorry
sor′i, adj. grieved for something past: melancholy: poor: worthless.—adj. Sorr′iest (Shak.), most sorrowful.—adv. Sorr′ily.—n. Sorr′iness. [A.S. sárig, wounded—sár, pain; Dut. zeerig.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sorry' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1412
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sorry' in Written Corpus Frequency: #255
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sorry' in Adjectives Frequency: #98
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sorry in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sorry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of sorry in a Sentence
Much has been written about my history of troubling interactions with colleagues, and I am profoundly sorry for the pain my behavior caused to individuals, directly and indirectly.
Promises mean everything, but after they are broken, sorry means nothing.
Behind the scenes of that, James Avery was relentless on me to elevate. He wouldn’t give me a damn inch. Everything I said, everything I did, for James Avery it was like, ‘Nope, not good enough. You have this position, look where you are, look what you are blessed with. I’m sorry but I’m not accepting anything other than absolute, committed perfection,’.
I'm sorry, I lost it and I don't understand a lot of it.
I personally am deeply sorry that we have broken the trust of our customers and the public, volkswagen has ordered an external investigation of this matter.
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Translations for sorry
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- jammerAfrikaans
- أنا آسفة, عفوًا!, آسف, أنا آسف, آسفة, عذراً!, ماذا قلت؟Arabic
- bağışlayınAzerbaijani
- выбачайце, выбачайBelarusian
- пардон, съжалявам, извинявай, извине́теBulgarian
- দুঃখিত, সরি, মাফ করবেনBengali
- perdó, llastimós, afligit, disculpesCatalan, Valencian
- prosím, pardon, promiňte, zarmoucený, promiň, žalostnýCzech
- undskyld, ked af, beklager, sørgeligDanish
- verzeihen Sie bitte, wie bitte?, wie?, sorry, traurig, bitte?, Entschuldigung, ich bitte um Entschuldigung, es tut mir Leid, armselig, entschuldigen Sie bitte, beklagenswert, VerzeihungGerman
- συγγνώμηGreek
- discúlpame, lo siento, disculpe, ¿ah?, perdón, cómo, pobre, perdóname, mande, ¿eh?, disculpaSpanish
- vabandustEstonian
- پوزش, ببخشید, معذرت میخواهمPersian
- anteeksi, pahoittelen, surkea, [[olla, sori, anteeksipyyntö, surullinen, pahoillaanFinnish
- excusez-moi, hein, pardon, excuse-moi, désolé, navré, quoi, comment, ?French
- gabh mo leithscéal, tá brón orm, brónachIrish
- tha mi duilich, duilich, b' àill leibh, b' àill leat, truaghScottish Gaelic
- מצטער, סְלִיחָהHebrew
- माफ़ कीजिए, सॉरीHindi
- bocsánat, elnézést kérek, elnézést, nem értem, tessék?, bocs, sajnál, elnézéstHungarian
- ներողություն, կներես, ներիր, կներեք, ներեցեքArmenian
- maafIndonesian
- fyrirgefðu, afsakið, fyrirgefðu mérIcelandic
- mi scuso, scusa, scusi, scuse, mi scusiItalian
- מצטערHebrew
- もう一度, もう一回, 申し訳ありません, 残念, すみません, 遺憾, え, かわいそう, 何, 恐縮, すまない, 失礼しました, ごめんなさい, 気の毒, 申し訳ないJapanese
- რა, უკაცრავადGeorgian
- សូមទោសKhmer
- 실례, 미안하다, [[죄송]][[합니다]]Korean
- بهڵێ, ببووره, پهشیمان, خهجاڵهت, لێبوردنKurdish
- mihi ignoscite, excusate, repete, me paenitet, doleo, excusa, mihi īgnōsce, meā culpāLatin
- waat?, spietelik, zörgelikLimburgish, Limburgan, Limburger
- ຂໍໂທດLao
- atsiprašau, dovanokite, atleiskiteLithuanian
- piedodietLatvian
- юу гэнээ?, уучлаарайMongolian
- maafMalay
- skużani, skużiMaltese
- armzalig, pardon, het spijt me, treurig, wat zeg je, excuseer, sorry, spijten, wat zegt uDutch
- lei, unnskyld, beklager, sørgeligNorwegian
- maanendamOjibwe, Ojibwa
- przepraszam?, przykro mi, przepraszam, słucham?, przykry, żałosnyPolish
- quê?, foi mal, lastimável, desculpa, perdão, perdão?, hein?Portuguese
- scuzați, scuză-mă, scuză, scuzați-mă, îmi pare răuRomanian
- что?, что вы сказали, пардо́н, извиниться, плачевный, жаль, извинить, жалкий, сожалеющий, прошу прощения, со́рри, [[просить, простить, огорчённыйRussian
- izvinite, опростите, извини, molim, oprostite, izvini, извинитеSerbo-Croatian
- prepáčte, bohužiaľ, prepáčSlovak
- oprosti, oprostiteSlovene
- më fal, më falniAlbanian
- ledsen, förlåt, sorglig, ledsam, ursäktaSwedish
- மன்னிக்கவும்Tamil
- క్షమించండిTelugu
- ขอโทษThai
- paumanhin, patawadTagalog
- özür dilerim, pardon, üzgünüm, affedersiniz, üzgün, efendim, afedersiniz, affedersin, afedersinTurkish
- كەچۈرۈڭUyghur, Uighur
- перепрошую, пробач, пробачтеUkrainian
- معاف کیجیئے, ساریUrdu
- xin lỗiVietnamese
- 抱歉Chinese
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