sorry

sor·ry  (sr, sôr)

adj. sor·ri·er, sor·ri·est

1. Feeling or expressing sympathy, pity, or regret: I'm sorry I'm late.

2. Worthless or inferior; paltry: a sorry excuse.

3. Causing sorrow, grief, or misfortune; grievous: a sorry development.

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[Middle English sori, from Old English srig, sad, from sr, sore.]

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sorri·ly adv.

sorri·ness n.

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sorry [ˈsɒrɪ]

adj -rier, -riest

1. (usually postpositive; 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

4. affected by sorrow; sad

5. causing sorrow or sadness

interj

an exclamation expressing apology, used esp at the time of the misdemeanour, offence, etc.

[Old English sārig; related to Old High German sērag; see sore]

sorrily  adv

sorriness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sorry - 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" regretful, bad penitent, repentant - feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
	2.	sorry - bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs" deplorable, lamentable, pitiful, distressing, sad bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
	3.	sorry - 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" good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, meritless, no-account, no-count, no-good worthless - lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"
	4.	sorry - 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" drear, dismal, dreary, disconsolate, dingy, gloomy, drab, grim, blue, dark cheerless, depressing, uncheerful - causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; "the economic outlook is depressing"; "something cheerless about the room"; "a moody and uncheerful person"; "an uncheerful place"

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sorry

adjective

1. regretful, apologetic, contrite, repentant, guilt-ridden, remorseful, penitent, shamefaced, conscience-stricken, in sackcloth and ashes, self-reproachful She was very sorry about all the trouble she'd caused.
regretful unrepentant, unashamed, unapologetic, shameless, impenitent, not contrite, unremorseful

2. sympathetic, moved, full of pity, pitying, compassionate, commiserative I am very sorry for the family.
sympathetic indifferent, unmoved, unconcerned, unsympathetic, heartless, uncompassionate, compassionless (rare), unpitying

3. sad, distressed, unhappy, grieved, melancholy, mournful, sorrowful, disconsolate What he must not do is sit around at home feeling sorry for himself.
sad happy, delighted, cheerful, joyful, elated

4. wretched, miserable, pathetic, mean, base, poor, sad, distressing, dismal, shabby, vile, paltry, pitiful, abject, deplorable, pitiable, piteous She is in a sorry state.

Translations

sorry [ˈsɒrɪ] ADJ (sorrier (compar) (sorriest (superl)))

1. (= apologetic) I'm so sorry! → ¡lo siento mucho!, ¡perdón!
sorry! → ¡perdón!, ¡perdone!, ¡disculpe!(esp LAm)
sorry I'm late! → ¡siento llegar tarde!
I'm sorry to bother you but → siento or (frm)lamento molestarle, pero ...
to be sorry about/for sth → sentir algo, lamentar algo(frm)
I'm sorry about what I said last night → siento lo que dije anoche
we are sorry for any inconvenience caused → lamentamos cualquier molestia ocasionada
to say sorry (to sb) (for sth) → pedir perdón or (esp LAm) disculpas (a algn) (por algo)
go and say sorry! → ¡anda ve y pide perdón or disculpas!
I've said I'm sorry, what more do you want? → ya he dicho que lo siento, ¿qué más quieres?

2. (= repentant) → arrepentido
he wasn't in the least bit sorry → no estaba arrepentido en lo más mínimo
you'll be sorry for this! → ¡me las pagarás!, ¡te arrepentirás(de esto)!

3. (= regretful, sad) I'm sorry, she's busy at the moment → lo siento, en este momento está ocupada
I can't say I'm sorry → no puedo decir que lo sienta
to be sorry about sth/sb I'm sorry about your mother/about what happened → siento or (frm)lamento lo de tu madre/lo sucedido
I can't tell you how sorry I am → no te puedes hacer una idea de cuánto lo siento
to be sorry that → sentir or (frm)lamentar que + subjun
I'm sorry he didn't get the job → siento que no consiguiera el trabajo
I'm sorry to hear that you're leaving → me da pena saber que te vas
we are sorry to have to tell you that → lamentamos tener que decirle que ...
I was sorry to hear of your accident → siento or lamento lo de tu accidente
it was a failure, I'm sorry to say → me duele reconocerlo, pero fue un fracaso
no one seemed very sorry to see him go → nadie parecía sentir or lamentar mucho que se fuera

4. (= pitying)
to be or feel sorry for sb I'm sorry for him → lo compadezco
I feel sorry for the child → el niño me da lástima or pena
it's no good feeling sorry for yourself → no sirve de mucho lamentarte de tu suerte
to look sorry for o.s → tener un aspecto triste

5. (= pitiful)
the garden was a sorry sight → el jardín estaba en un estado lamentable, el jardín estaba hecho una pena
to be in a sorry state → encontrarse en un estado lamentable
he poured out his sorry tale to his mother → le contó su triste historia a su madre

6. (when sb has not heard) sorry, I didn't catch what you said → perdón, no entendí lo que dijiste

7. (when correcting o.s.) it's the third, sorry, the fourth on the left → es la tercera, perdón, la cuarta a la izquierda

8. (when disagreeing) I'm sorry, I can't agree with you → lo siento or perdona, pero no puedo darte la razón

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sorry [ˈsɒri] adj

(apologizing) → désolé(e)
I'm really sorry → Je suis vraiment désolé.
I'm sorry I'm late → Je suis désolé d'être en retard., Je m'excuse d'être en retard.
to be sorry about sth → être désolé(e) pour qch, s'excuser pour qch
I'm sorry about the noise → Je suis désolé pour le bruit., Je m'excuse pour le bruit.
sorry! → pardon!, excusez-moi!
sorry for
Sorry for barging in like this → Désolé(e) de faire irruption comme cela.
sorry to
Sorry to call so late → Désolé(e) d'appeler si tard.
to say one is sorry, to say sorry (= apologize) → s'excuser
She came and said she was sorry → Elle est venue s'excuser.

(= regretful)
He was sorry he had agreed to stay for dinner → Il regrettait d'avoir accepté de rester dîner.
you'll be sorry! → tu le regretteras!

(expressing sympathy) → désolé(e)
I'm sorry about what's happened → Je suis désolé de ce qui s'est passé.
I'm sorry to hear that
BUT Je suis navré* d'apprendre que.(e)

(= pitying) to feel sorry for sb → plaindre qn
to feel sorry for o.s. → s'apitoyer sur son sort

(= what did you say) sorry? → pardon?

(disagreeing with sb)
I'm sorry, I can't agree with you → Je suis désolé, je ne partage pas votre avis.

(correcting oneself)
Refugees, (sorry, economic migrants) → Les réfugiés, je veux dire les migrants économiques, ...

(= lamentable) [condition, excuse] → pitoyable; [tale] → triste before n; [state] → triste before n
This chair is in a rather sorry state → Cette chaise est dans un bien triste état.
to be a sorry sight [person] → avoir l'air mal en point; [garden, house] → offrir un triste spectacle

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sorry

adj (+er)

pred (= sad) → traurig; I was sorry to hear that → es tat mir leid, das zu hören or das hören zu müssen; we were sorry to hear about your mother’s death → es tat uns leid, dass deine Mutter gestorben ist; he wasn’t in the least bit sorry to hear the news → es war ihm egal, was passiert war; I can’t say I’m sorry he lost → es tut mir wirklich nicht leid, dass er verloren hat; I’m not sorry I did it → es tut mir nicht leid, es getan zu haben; this work is no good, I’m sorry to say → diese Arbeit taugt nichts, das muss ich leider sagen; to be or feel sorry for somebody/oneself → jdn/sich selbst bemitleiden; I feel sorry for the child → das Kind tut mir leid; I feel sorry for him having to … → es tut mir leid, dass er … muss; I’m only sorry I didn’t do it sooner → es tut mir nur leid, dass ich es nicht eher getan habe; don’t feel sorry for me, I don’t need your pity! → du brauchst mich nicht zu bedauern, kein Mitleid, bitte!; you’ll be sorry (for this)! → das wird dir noch leidtun!

(in apologizing, = repentant) sorry! → Entschuldigung!, Verzeihung!; I’m/he’s sorry → es tut mir/ihm leid; I’m so sorry! → entschuldige(n Sie) bitte!; can you lend me £5? — sorry → kannst du mir £ 5 leihen? — bedaure, leider nicht; sorry? (= pardon) → wie bitte?; he’s from England, sorry Scotland → er ist aus England, nein, Entschuldigung, aus Schottland; to say sorry (to somebody for something) → sich (bei jdm für etw) entschuldigen; I’m sorry to hurt you → es tut mir leid, dass ich dir wehtun muss; I’m sorry but … → (es) tut mir leid, aber …; I’m sorry about that vase/your dog → es tut mir leid um die Vase/um Ihren Hund; I’m sorry about Thursday, but I can’t make it → es tut mir leid mit Donnerstag, aber ich kann nicht; I’m sorry about (what happened on) Thursday → es tut mir leid wegen Donnerstag

(= pitiful) condition, plight → traurig; sight, figure → jämmerlich, traurig; excuse → faul; to be in a sorry state (person) → in einer jämmerlichen Verfassung sein; (object) → in einem jämmerlichen Zustand sein

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sorry [ˈsɒrɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))

a. (in apologizing) sorry! → scusa! (or scusi! or scusate!)
awfully sorry!, so sorry!, very sorry! (more polite) → scusa (or scusi or scusate) tanto!
to be sorry → essere spiacente or desolato/a
to say sorry (to sb for sth) → chiedere scusa (a qn per qc)
to be sorry about sth → essere dispiaciuto/a or spiacente di qc
I'm sorry about what happened last night → scusami per quello che è successo ieri sera
I'm sorry, but you're wrong → scusa ma hai torto
to be sorry to have to do sth → essere spiacente di dover fare qc

b. (Brit) (what did you say?) sorry? → come, scusa?

c. (regretful, sad) → triste, addolorato/a, desolato/a
I'm sorry to hear that ... → mi dispiace (sapere) che...
I'm sorry to tell you that ... → mi dispiace dirti che...
it was a failure, I'm sorry to say → purtroppo è stato un fiasco
I can't say I'm sorry → non posso dire che mi dispiaccia
you'll be sorry for this! → te ne pentirai!

d. (pitying) to be or feel sorry for sb → dispiacersi per qn
to be or feel sorry for o.s. → compiangersi, piangersi addosso

e. (condition, tale) → pietoso/a; (sight, failure) → triste; (excuse) → misero/a
in a sorry state → in uno stato pietoso

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sorry

adj sorry [ˈsori]

1 used when apologizing or expressing regret I'm sorry (that) I forgot to return your book; Did I give you a fright? I'm sorry. jammer آسِف съжалявам lituji ked af det leid tun συγγνώμη lo siento (mul on) kahju تاسف pahoillaan désolé מִצטַעֵר खेद biti žao (isprika) (nagyon) sajnálom! menyesal leiður, fullur eftirsjár spiacente, dispiaciuto ごめんなさい 미안한 apgailestaujantis, atsiprašantis Atvainojiet! maaf spijt lei seg zmartwiony peço desculpa dezolat сожалеющий; извиняющийся prepáčte, ľutujem žal mi je izvini ledsen ที่ขอโทษ üzgünüm, özür dilerim 抱歉的 вибачте!; перепрошую افسوس ظاہر کرنے کے لیے مستعمل dùng để xin lỗi, tiếc nuối 抱歉的

2 apologetic or full of regret I think he's really sorry for his bad behaviour; I'm sure you were sorry to hear about his death. jammer نادِم، حَزين съжаляващ nešťastný, zoufalý ked af bedauern μετανιωμένος, λυπημένος triste, arrepentido, desolado kahetsema متاسف pahoillaan désolé מִצטַעֵר दु:ख koji žali, kojemu je žao sajnálja; szomorú menyesal leiður, fullur eftirsjár dispiaciuto 残念な 유감인 apgailestaujantis, besigailintis Šķiet, viņš tiešām nožēlo savu slikto uzvedību. menyesal bedroefd lei for zmartwiony, pełen żalu pesaroso dezolat сожалеющий; огорчённый smutný užaloščen ožalošćen ledsen ที่เสียใจ üzgün 遺憾的 такий, що жалкує; такий, що шкодує رنجیدہ، افسوس کرنے والا دکھی lấy làm buồn 遗憾的

3 unsatisfactory; poor; wretched a sorry state of affairs. jammer بائِس، مُؤْسِف лош neuspokojivý, chabý, ubohý elendig traurig αξιοθρήνητος, άθλιος lamentable vilets ناراضي؛ تاسف آور surkea triste מְצַעֵר दयनीय, खराब jadan, bijedan siralmas buruk sorglegur penoso, misero みじめな 불만족스러운, 부족한, 서투른 apgailėtinas slikts; nožēlojams teruk treurig lei, bedrøvelig, sørgelig kiepski lamentável trist жалкий neuspokojivý, žalostný, zlý beden jadan eländig, bedrövlig ไม่สบายใจ berbat, acınacak 可憐的 жалюгідний, нікчемний خستہ حال، زدہ حالت nghèo nàn, đáng thương hại 可怜的

interj

1 used when apologizing Did I tread on your toe? Sorry! jammer مُتأسِّف! Извинявай! promiňte undskyld! Verzeihung! συγγνώμη! ¡perdón!, ¡disculpe! vabandust! متاسفم anteeksi pardon! “מִצטַעֵר” माफ करें uzvik: Žao mi je! Izvinite! (pardon) bocsánat! maaf afsakið! fyrirgefðu! scusa, scusate, scusi ごめんなさい 미안합니다 atsiprašau! atvainojiet! Maaf pardon beklager!; unnskyld! Przepraszam. perdão! pardon! извините; простите prepáčte oprostite! izvini förlåt!, ursäkta! ขอโทษ affedersiniz 抱歉的 вибачте!; перепрошую افسوس ظاہرکرتے وقت مستعمل xin lỗi 抱歉的

2 (used when asking a person to repeat what he has said) I beg your pardon? Sorry (, what did you say)? verskoon my عَفْوا Моля? prosím undskyld Verzeihung, .. πώς είπατε; perdón, disculpe kuidas palun? ببخشيد؟ anteeksi kuinka pardon סְלִיחָה? माफ करें (kad molimo osobu da ponovi nešto): Oprostite (što ste rekli)? Tessék? maaf afsakið! fyrirgefðu! もう一度言って下さい (되물을 때) 미안합니다 (atsi)prašau? kā, lūdzu? minta maaf wat zegt u? hva sa du? Słucham? desculpe простите prosím? oprostite molim hursa? ขอโทษ pardon 對不起 کسی سے دوبارہ کچھ کہنے کا التماس gì ạ 对不起

be/feel sorry for

to pity I'm / I feel really sorry for that poor woman. jammer voel vir يأْسَف، يُشْفِقُ على изпитвам съжаление mít soucit s have ondt af selbestsicher sein λυπάμαι κπ. sentir, lamentar kahju tundma, kaasa tundma دلسوزي كردن olla varma itsestään être/se sentir sûr de soi לְרַחֵם עַל किसी के प्रति दया प्रदर्शित करना sretan i zadovoljan sajnál kasihan vera sjálfsöruggur dispiacere 自信を持つ 안타깝게 생각하다 gailėtis izjust nožēlu/žēlumu bersimpati aftands bli lurt/svindlet żałować, litować się nad estar confiante a fi sigur de sine însuşi сочувствовать mať súcit s, ľutovať pomilovati sažaljevati tycka synd om, vara ledsen för ngns skull น่าสงสาร ...-e acımak, için üzülmek 有自信心 жалкувати افسوس کرنا، ترس کھانا cảm thấy thương hại đối với ai 同情的