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English

Detailed Synonyms for apologize in English

apologize:

to apologize verb, American (apologizes, apologized, apologizing)

  1. to apologize
    to apologize; to excuse; to pardon; to apologise
    • apologize verb, American (apologizes, apologized, apologizing)
    • excuse verb (excuses, excused, excusing)
    • pardon verb (pardons, pardoned, pardoning)
    • apologise verb, British
  2. to apologize
    – acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing 1
    to apologize; apologise
    – acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing 1
    • apologize verb, American (apologizes, apologized, apologizing)
      • I apologized for being late1
      • He apologized for the many typoes1
    • apologise verb, British
  3. to apologize
    – defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning 1
    to apologize; to justify; to excuse; to rationalize; apologise; rationalise
    – defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning 1
    • apologize verb, American (apologizes, apologized, apologizing)
    • justify verb (justifies, justified, justifying)
    • excuse verb (excuses, excused, excusing)
    • rationalize verb, American (rationalizes, rationalized, rationalizing)
      • rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior1
      • he rationalized his lack of success1
    • apologise verb, British
    • rationalise verb, British

Conjugations for apologize:

present
  1. apologize
  2. apologize
  3. apologizes
  4. apologize
  5. apologize
  6. apologize
simple past
  1. apologized
  2. apologized
  3. apologized
  4. apologized
  5. apologized
  6. apologized
present perfect
  1. have apologized
  2. have apologized
  3. has apologized
  4. have apologized
  5. have apologized
  6. have apologized
past continuous
  1. was apologizing
  2. were apologizing
  3. was apologizing
  4. were apologizing
  5. were apologizing
  6. were apologizing
future
  1. shall apologize
  2. will apologize
  3. will apologize
  4. shall apologize
  5. will apologize
  6. will apologize
continuous present
  1. am apologizing
  2. are apologizing
  3. is apologizing
  4. are apologizing
  5. are apologizing
  6. are apologizing
subjunctive
  1. be apologized
  2. be apologized
  3. be apologized
  4. be apologized
  5. be apologized
  6. be apologized
diverse
  1. apologize!
  2. let's apologize!
  3. apologized
  4. apologizing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "apologize":

  • apologizing

Alternate Synonyms for "apologize":


Related Definitions for "apologize":

  1. acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing1
    • I apologized for being late1
    • He apologized for the many typoes1
  2. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning1