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used to show sympathy or sadness for a person or situation: I feel sorry for the children - it must be very hard for them. I was sorry to hear about your brother's accident. [ + (that) ] I'm sorry that things didn't work out for you. Sorry? mainly UK. used as a polite way to say that you did not hear what someone has just said: Sorry?
sorry adjective (EXPRESSING SYMPATHY) A2 [ after verb ] feeling sadness, sympathy, or disappointment, especially because something unpleasant has happened or been done: feel sorry for I feel so sorry for their kids - it must be really hard for them. [ + (that) ] I'm sorry (that) you had such a difficult trip.
To be sorry is to feel regret or feel bad about something — usually something you did. "I'm sorry" is an apology. If you're feeling sorry about something, then you're feeling a combination of sadness and regret. You can be sorry for things you did, and you can also be sorry for bad things that happen to other people that don't involve you.
3 days ago · You say `Sorry!' as a way of apologizing to someone for something that you have done which has upset them or caused them difficulties, or when you bump into them accidentally. American English : sorry!
Definition of sorry adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.: to be sorry to leave one's friends; to be sorry for a remark; to be sorry for someone in trouble. regrettable or deplorable; unfortunate; tragic: a sorry situation; to come to a sorry end.
sorry meaning, definition, what is sorry: feeling ashamed or unhappy about somethi...: Learn more.
