Yahoo Malaysia Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   sorry

   /ˈsɒri/

   adjective

   • 1. feeling sad or distressed through sympathy with someone else's misfortune: "I was sorry to hear about what happened to your family" Similar sadunhappysorrowfuldistressedupsetdepresseddowncastmiserabledownhearteddishearteneddejecteddowndespondentdespairingdisconsolatebroken-heartedheartbrokeninconsolablegrief-strickenfull of pitysympatheticpityingcompassionatemovedcommiserativeconsolingempatheticcaringconcernedunderstandingOpposite gladunsympathetic
   • ▪ filled with compassion for: "I felt sorry for the poor boys working for him"
   • 2. feeling regret or penitence: "he said he was sorry he had upset me" Similar regretfulremorsefulcontriterepentantruefulpenitentconscience-strickenapologeticabjectguiltyguilt-riddenself-reproachfulbadashamedshamefacedsheepishin sackcloth and ashesafraidrare:compunctiousOpposite unrepentant
   • ▪ used to express apology: "sorry—I was trying not to make a noise"
   • ▪ used as a polite request that someone should repeat something that one has failed to hear or understand: "I'm sorry—you were saying?"
   • 3. in a poor or pitiful state: "he looks a sorry sight with his broken jaw" Similar pitifulpitiableheart-rendingdistressingunfortunatewretchedunhappyunluckydisastrouscalamitousregrettablemortifyingshamefulawfulrare:distressful
   • ▪ unpleasant and regrettable, especially on account of incompetence or misbehaviour: "we feel so ashamed that we keep quiet about the whole sorry business"

   Word Origin Old Englishsārig ‘pained, distressed’, of West Germanic origin, from the base of the noun sore. The shortening of the root vowel has given the word an apparent connection with the unrelated sorrow.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sorrily adverb
   • 2. sorriness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • S

     1

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • R

     1

   • Y

     4

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSORRY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   feeling sadness, sympathy, or disappointment, especially because something unpleasant has happened or been done: feel sorry for I feel so sorry for their kids - it must be really hard for them. [ + (that) ] I'm sorry (that) you had such a difficult journey. [ + to infinitive ] We were both sorry to hear you've been ill again.

   • English (US)

     feeling sadness, sympathy, or disappointment, especially...

   • Portuguese Translation

     SORRY translate: penalizado, arrependido, desculpe-me,...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     SORRY translate: dùng để xin lỗi, tiếc nuối, lấy làm buồn,...

   • Ukrainian Translation

     SORRY - translate into Ukrainian with the English-Ukrainian...

   • Indonesian Translation

     SORRY translate: menyesal, menyesal, buruk, maaf, maaf....

   • Traditional

     SORRY translate: 難過的, 悲傷的，難過的;惋惜的, 道歉, 抱歉的，對不起的, 說不, 糟糕的情況,...

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySORRY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   Learn the meaning and usage of the word sorry in English, with synonyms, antonyms, idioms and phrases. Sorry can express regret, sympathy, refusal, disagreement or bad condition.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSORRY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and grammar of the word sorry in British and American English. See examples of how to use sorry as an apology, an adjective, an exclamation, or a correction.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sorrySorry Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sorry

   • Cached

   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word sorry, from expressing sympathy or regret to describing something pitiful or contemptible. See synonyms, examples, and word history of sorry.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSORRY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-english

   • Cached

   Learn the meaning and usage of the word sorry in English. See how to apologize, show sympathy, or express regret with sorry in different contexts and situations.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › sorrySORRY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › sorry

   • Cached

   Sorry definition: feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.. See examples of SORRY used in a sentence.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionsorry adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

   www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definition

   • Cached

   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and grammar of sorry as an adjective in English. Find out how to use sorry to express apology, sympathy, disappointment or pity with examples and idioms.