apologise
in Vietnamese Xin lỗi, tỏ lòng ăn năn
BrE /əˈpɒl.ɪˌsaɪz/ AmE /əˈpɑː.lə.saɪz/
verb en → vi
past apologised pp apologised ing apologising
Xin lỗi, tỏ lòng ăn năn
to say sorry to someone because you have done something wrong or caused them trouble, pain, etc.
- apologise to somebody for doing sth
Collocations apologise to a customer · apologise for being late
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He apologised to his boss for the mistake.
Anh ta đã xin lỗi sếp vì sai lầm đó.
Nhận lỗi, nhận trách nhiệm
to accept that you are responsible for something bad or unpleasant, and say sorry about it.
- apologise for sth
Collocations apologise for a mistake · apologise for an error
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She apologised for the delay.
Cô ấy đã nhận lỗi về sự chậm trễ.