apologise

[US]/əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/
[UK]/əˈpɑːlədʒaɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. uttrykke skam for en feil eller feil; erkjenne en feil og be om tilgivelse
Word Forms
Past Tenseapologised
Past Participleapologised
Present Participleapologising
Third Person Singularapologises
Pluralapologises

Example Sentences

Roma finished the match with ten men after Luigi Sartor was sent off and Delneri apologised for the abject performance from his players.

Roma avsluttet kampen med ti menn etter at Luigi Sartor ble sendt av og Delneri forklarte seg for den underlige prestasjonen fra sine spillere.

to apologise for being late

å forklare seg for å være forsinket

she had to apologise for her mistake

hun måtte forklare seg for sin feil

to apologise in person

å forklare seg personlig

he refused to apologise for his behavior

han avviste å forklare seg for sin oppførsel

to apologise for any inconvenience caused

å forklare seg for eventuelle ubehag som har oppstått

she felt the need to apologise for her outburst

hun følte behovet for å forklare seg for sin utbrudd

to publicly apologise for the mistake

å forklare seg offentlig for feilen

he finally mustered the courage to apologise to her

han samlet til slutt moden til å forklare seg for henne

Real-world Examples

" It doesn't matter, don't apologise." Sirius mumbled at once.

"Det betyr ikke noe, forbehold deg ikke." Sirius mumlende umiddelbart.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The professor has now apologised for hurting anyone's feelings.

Professoren har nå forbeholdt seg for å ha skadet noen sin følelser.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation March 2015

When Helen apologises, Tim says 'Thanks, Helen' and then he apologises too!

Når Helen forbeholder seg, sier Tim 'Tusen takk, Helen' og så forbeholder han seg også!

Source: How to have a conversation in English

And if there is a problem, apologise.

Og hvis det er et problem, forbehold deg.

Source: 6 Minute English

So there you go! Find out. Apologise.

Så der du er! Finn ut. Forbehold deg.

Source: 6 Minute English

Again, it apologised, it paid back fees.

Igjen, det forbeholdt seg, det betalte tilbake gebyr.

Source: Financial Times

The bank's chief executive has even apologised to Malaysians for Mr Leissner's role in the mess.

Bankens øverste leder har til og med forbeholdt seg for Malaysians for mister Leissners rolle i kaoset.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Then, I wrote Tim a letter to apologise.

Så skrev jeg til Tim en bokmøte for å forbeholde meg.

Source: Global Slow English

He said he was finally going to apologise!

Han sa at han til slutt skulle forbeholde seg!

Source: BBC Authentic English

And it apologised, to pay back the fees.

Og det forbeholdt seg, for å betale tilbake gebyr.

Source: Financial Times

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