sorry

Определение sorry в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: Used as a request for someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly
Sorry? What was that? The phone cut out.; Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow
Sorry! I didn't see that you were on the phone.; The act of saying sorry; an apology
So learn how to tailor your sorries to the sexes. Women tend to want an acknowledgment of what they're going through.; Regretful for an action; grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone
I am sorry to hear of your uncle's death.; Poor, sad or regrettable
The storm left his garden in a sorry state.; {a} grieved, uneasy, poor, vile worthless; bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"; better safe than sorry: see safe; disapproval You say that someone is feeling sorry for themselves when you disapprove of the fact that they keep thinking unhappily about their problems, rather than trying to be cheerful and positive. What he must not do is to sit around at home feeling sorry for himself; If you feel sorry for someone who is unhappy or in an unpleasant situation, you feel sympathy and sadness for them. I felt sorry for him and his colleagues -- it must have been so frustrating for them I am very sorry for the family; keenly sorry or regretful; "felt bad about letting the team down"; "was sorry that she had treated him so badly"; "felt bad about breaking the vase"; 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; depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B A Williams; feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses; Melancholy; dismal; gloomy; mournful; {s} regretful, remorseful, distressed, apologetic; causing sorrow, causing grief; miserable, wretched; pitiful, contemptible; 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"; feelings You use the expression I'm sorry to say to express regret together with disappointment or disapproval. I've only done half of it, I'm sorry to say This, I am sorry to say, is almost entirely wishful thinking; formulae You say `Sorry?' when you have not heard something that someone has said and you want them to repeat it. = pardon, excuse me; You use sorry when you correct yourself and use different words to say what you have just said, especially when what you say the second time does not use the words you would normally choose to use. Barcelona will be hoping to bring the trophy back to Spain -- sorry, Catalonia -- for the first time; Poor; mean; worthless; as, a sorry excuse; feelings You say `I'm sorry' to express your regret and sadness when you hear sad or unpleasant news. I've heard about Mollie -- I'm so sorry `I'm afraid he's ill.' --- `I'm sorry to hear that.'; Possessing sorrow or regret; having 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"; 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.' Sorry -- no baths after ten o'clock I'm sorry to have to tell you that Janet West is dead; formulae You say `Sorry' or `I'm sorry' as a way of apologizing to someone for something that you have done which has upset them or caused them difficulties, or when you bump into them accidentally. `We're all talking at the same time.' --- `Yeah. Sorry.' Sorry I took so long Sorry for barging in like this I'm really sorry if I said anything wrong I'm sorry to call so late, but I need a favour The next morning she came into my room and said she was sorry; feeling or expressing sorrow or pity; "a pitying observer threw his coat around her shoulders"; "let him perish without a pitying thought of ours wasted upon him"- Thomas De Quincey; 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; If you are sorry about a situation, you feel regret, sadness, or disappointment about it. She was very sorry about all the trouble she'd caused I'm sorry about what's happened I'm sorry he's gone He was sorry to see them go; sry
sorry ass: (Argo) Term used to show poor quality of something/someone
sorry about it: regret it, feel badly because of it
sorry could not resist: I apologize but I couldn't help myself
sorry excuse: poor excuse, bad excuse, poor reason for not doing something
better safe than sorry: It is preferable to be cautious in one's choices and actions than to suffer afterwards
it's too late for sorry: An expression of anger or disgust uttered toward someone who offers an apology after causing a situation to go very wrong, a great deal of damage or emotional pain resulted and no amount of repentance can remedy the situation
The grieving mother who lost her daughter in an accident told the drunk driver It's too late for sorry! after he tried to apologize.
merry-go-sorry: An experience that elicits feelings of both joy and sorrow
sorrily: {a} meanly, poorly, wretchedly, badly
sorriness: {n} meanness, wretchedness, badness
I am sorry: I regret, I feel sorrow, excuse me
You'll Be Sorry: you will regret it, YBS (Internet chat slang)
better safe than sorry: it's better to be cautious than to regret it later
feel sorry for: have pity towards, show mercy towards
feeling sorry: regret, sorrow, pity
felt sorry for: pitied, sympathized with, empathized with
felt sorry for him: pitied him
felt sorry for himself: pitied himself
neither sick nor sorry: does not care, is not regretful, has no remorse
sorrier: comparative of sorry
sorriest: superlative of sorry
sorrily: In a sorry manner
sorrily: with remorse, remorsefully
sorrily: In a sorry manner; poorly
sorriness: The property of being sorry
sorriness: The quality or state of being sorry
sorriness: {i} regret, remorsefulness
terribly sorry: very sorry, extremely sorry; beg your pardon
to be awfully sorry: feel very badly about, regret deeply
was sorry: regretted, felt sorrow