Apologizes

/əˈpɑlədʒaɪz/ verb

Definition

Expresses regret or asks forgiveness for something wrong that you did; saying you're sorry.

Etymology

From Greek 'apologia' (defense) via Latin. Originally meant to defend or speak in defense, but shifted meaning to express regret by the 1500s.

Kelly Says

The word started as 'speaking in defense' but flipped to mean admitting fault—this shows how language sometimes reverses meaning when the social context changes, like how different cultures value defending versus yielding.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አመሰግናለሁ (amesegnañalu)
ah-meh-seg-na-la-hu
ARالعربية
يعتذر (ya'tadzir)
yah-tadzir
BNবাংলা
ক্ষমা করে (kṣamā kōre)
khs-ma-kor-e
CACatalà
s'holagitza
s-ho-la-jit-za
CSČeština
omluví se
om-loo-vee se
DADansk
beklager
bek-la-ger
DEDeutsch
entschuldigt sich
ent-shool-digt sich
ELΕλληνικά
συγγνώμη (syngnómi)
sin-no-mee
ESEspañol
se disculpa
se dis-kool-pa
FAفارسی
عذرخواهی می‌کند (e'dhar-khah-i mikonad)
eh-dhar-khah-ee mee-ko-nad
FISuomi
pyytää anteeksi
pyytää an-tee-eksi
FRFrançais
s'excuse
se-k-skooz
GUGU
માફ કરે છે (maaf kare chhe)
mahf kar-e che
HAHA
yana afi
ya-na ah-fee
HEעברית
מתנצל (me'natzel)
meh-nat-zel
HIहिन्दी
माफ़ करता है (maaf karta hai)
mahf kar-ta hai
HUMagyar
elnézést kér
el-neh-zeht ker
IDBahasa Indonesia
meminta maaf
meh-min-tah mah-af
IGIG
nwere ike ịkọ
nwere ike ee-ko
ITItaliano
si scusa
si skoo-sa
JA日本語
謝ります (Arigatou gozaimasu)
ah-ri-ga-toh goh-zai-mah-su
KKKK
кешірімдік (keşirimdık)
keh-sheer-im-dik
KMKM
សូមអរគុណ (soom orkun)
soom or-kun
KO한국어
사과합니다 (sagwahamnida)
sa-gwa-ham-ni-da
MRMR
माफ करतो (maaf karatō)
mahf kar-a-to
MSBahasa Melayu
memohon maaf
meh-moh-hon mah-af
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူးပြုပါတယ် (kyee zu pyou pa de)
kyee-zu pyou pa deh
NLNederlands
excuseert
ek-sky-zert
NONorsk
unnskyld
oon-skylt
PAPA
ਕੁ xo
ku xo
PLPolski
przeprasza
zhep-prah-za
PTPortuguês
pede desculpas
peh-deh des-kool-pahs
RORomână
se scuză
se skoo-za
RUРусский
извиняется (izvinyaetsya)
iz-vee-nyay-etsa
SVSvenska
förlåt
for-laut
SWKiswahili
anai
ah-nai
TAதமிழ்
தயவு செய்கிறார் (thayavu seykiṟār)
thay-avu sey-ki-rar
TEతెలుగు
క్షమించుకుంటాడు (kṣamiṃcukuntāḍu)
khs-a-min-chu-kun-ta-du
THไทย
ขอโทษ (khor thoht)
kor tot
TLTL
humingi ng paumanhin
hoo-min-gee ng pah-oo-man-hin
TRTürkçe
özür diler
oh-zoor di-ler
UKУкраїнська
вибачається (vybachyetsya)
vee-bach-ye-t-sa
URاردو
معافی चाहता ہے (ma'afi chahta hai)
mah-a-fee chah-ta hai
VITiếng Việt
xin lỗi
xin loi
YOYO
gbọ̀dọ̀
gbọ̀-dọ̀
ZH中文
道歉 (dàoqiàn)
dow-chyen
ZUZU
siyabonga
see-ya-bon-ga

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