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sorry

/ˈsɑri/ /ˈsɒri/
adjective
  1. 1
    özür dilerim, kusura bakma

    Used, especially in "I'm sorry", to apologize for something you have done.

    • I'm sorry I broke your pen.
      Kalemini kırdığım için özür dilerim.
    • I'm really sorry about the noise last night.
      Dün geceki gürültü için gerçekten özür dilerim.
  2. 2
    üzgün, üzülmüş

    Feeling sad because of someone else's problem or bad news.

    • I'm sorry to hear that you've been ill.
      Hasta olduğunu duyduğuma üzüldüm.
    • We were all sorry when she left the company.
      Şirketten ayrıldığında hepimiz üzüldük.
  3. 3
    (birine) acımak, (birinin) haline üzülmek

    Feeling pity for someone because that person is in a bad situation, used in "feel sorry for".

    • I felt sorry for the lost dog.
      Kaybolan köpeğe acıdım.
    • Stop feeling sorry for yourself and do something!
      Kendine acımayı bırak da bir şey yap!
  4. 4
    pişman

    Feeling bad about something you did or did not do, and wishing you had acted differently.

    • You'll be sorry if you don't apply for the job.
      Bu işe başvurmazsan pişman olursun.
    • I'm not sorry that I left that job.
      O işten ayrıldığıma pişman değilim.
  5. 5
    maalesef, kusura bakmayın ama

    Used to refuse something politely or to give someone bad news politely.

    • I'm sorry, but you can't park here.
      Kusura bakmayın ama buraya park edemezsiniz.
    • I'm sorry to say that the shop is now closed.
      Maalesef dükkân artık kapalı.
  6. 6
    acınacak, berbat

    Very bad or poor, and making you feel pity; used before a noun.

    • The old house was in a sorry state.
      Eski ev acınacak bir haldeydi.
    • That was a sorry excuse for being late.
      Bu, geç kalmak için berbat bir bahaneydi.

Synonyms

apologeticregretfulsadsympatheticpitiful

Antonyms

unapologeticglad

Collocations

I'm sorryso sorryreally sorrysorry about somethingsorry for doing somethingsorry to hearfeel sorry for somebodyfeel sorry for yourselfsay sorryI'm sorry, but…you'll be sorrya sorry state

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