apologise

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Xin lỗi, tỏ lòng ăn năn

BrE /əˈpɒl.ɪˌsaɪz/ AmE /əˈpɑː.lə.saɪz/

verb en → vi

past apologised pp apologised ing apologising

1 SAY SORRY [transitive, T + obj] A2

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

  • He apologised to his boss for the mistake.

    Anh ta đã xin lỗi sếp vì sai lầm đó.

2 ACCEPT FAULT [intransitive] B1

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

  • She apologised for the delay.

    Cô ấy đã nhận lỗi về sự chậm trễ.