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sorry

sorry

Meaning of sorry

English

feeling sad or regretful about something you did

Русский

чувство сожаления или желание извиниться

sorry

Pronunciation

British English
/ˈsɒri/
American English
/ˈsɔri/

sorry with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом sorry

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

9 сочетаний

Извиниться

Apologizing
I'm sorry.
Извините.

I'm sorry. I knocked your mug off the table.

Извините. Я смахнул вашу кружку со стола.

sorry to bother you
простите за беспокойство

Sorry to bother you, but is this seat taken?

Простите за беспокойство, это место занято?

  • sorry aboutпростите за
  • Sorry?Простите, что?
  • say sorryизвиниться

Сочувствие и сожаление

Sympathy and regret
feel sorry for
жалеть

I feel sorry for the driver waiting in this rain.

Мне жаль водителя, который ждёт под этим дождём.

better safe than sorry
бережёного бог бережёт

Take an umbrella; better safe than sorry.

Возьми зонт: бережёного бог бережёт.

  • I'm sorry to hear that.Мне очень жаль.
  • a sorry sightжалкое зрелище

sorry usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

She was sorry for spilling the coffee.

Ей было жаль, что она пролила кофе.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

He sounded sorry when he called.

Когда он позвонил, по голосу было слышно, что ему жаль.

sorry synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between sorry, regretful, guilty, remorseful, and contrite

R
🇬🇧English
regretful

feeling regret; more formal and reflective

A2rare word

ENShe felt regretful about the way she spoke to him.

Advanced: broader words

🇬🇧English

feeling that you did something wrong

A2very often

ENI felt guilty after lying to my friend.

R
🇬🇧English
remorseful

deeply sorry for a wrong; formal

B2rare word

ENThe driver was remorseful after causing the accident.

C
🇬🇧English
contrite

humbly sorry; literary

B2very rare word

ENShe sounded contrite when she apologized to her teacher.

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Questions about this word

sorry meaning: what does it mean?

feeling sad or regretful about something you did

sorry pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

sorry is pronounced as /ˈsɒri/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

sorry definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Ей было жаль, что она пролила кофе. Translation: She was sorry for spilling the coffee.

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