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- pronunciation:
- sa
ri
[or]
so
ri
- parts of speech:
- adjective, interjection
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
sorrier, sorriest |
| definition: |
When you are sorry, you feel bad or sad because of something you did or didn't do, or because something bad happened to someone else.
Ryan was mean to his sister, but he felt sorry about it later.Derek's mom was sorry that she missed the phone call from Derek's teacher.Katie was sorry that her friend's pet rabbit died. She knew her friend really loved that rabbit.
- antonyms:
- glad
- similar words:
- afraid, ashamed, bad, guilty, pitying, sad, sympathetic
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| related words: |
bad, cheap |
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| part of speech: |
interjection |
| definition: |
When someone says "Sorry!" it means that they feel bad about something they did or said.
Sorry! I didn't mean to step on your foot.- similar words:
- whoops
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| derivations: |
sorrily (adv.), sorriness (n.) |
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