apology

An apology is an acceptance of a mistake. A person says he or she is sorry for something that was done.

• The man offered the woman an apology for hitting her car.
• Please accept my apology.
• I’d like to make an apology.
• My apologies. This won’t happen again.
• Will you accept my apology?
• Brian made an apology to his wife because he forgot it was her birthday.
• I accept your apology. (This is one way of responding to a person who apologizes to you. You can also say, "It’s okay," or…..)
• Apology accepted.

The word "apologize" is a verb.

• I apologize. (I’m sorry.)
• You need to apologize for what you did.
• We apologize for the inconvenience. (Businesses often say this to customers when there’s a problem.)
• Regina wants to apologize for her actions.
• Gordon apologized to the woman for bumping into her.
• Frieda’s supervisor has to apologize to her for accusing her of something that she didn’t do.

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April 25, 2014