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sor·ry Listen to audio/ˈsɑri/ adjective
sor·ri·er; sor·ri·est
[more sorry; most sorry] 1 : feeling sorrow or regret
I'm sorry if I offended you. She was sorry to hear about their divorce. I'm sorry for your loss. I'm sorry for saying that. I'm sorry that I wasted your time. He felt sorry for her. [=he felt sympathy for her because she was in a bad situation] Stop feeling sorry for yourself. [=feeling pity for yourself] It's probably not necessary to check the figures again, but (it's) better (to be) safe than sorry. [=it is better to be careful now so that problems do not occur later on]
2 aused to express polite regret Sorry, but I disagree. Sorry [=excuse me], I didn't mean to interrupt you.
bused to introduce disappointing or bad news in a polite way I'm sorry, but I couldn't find any information for you. Sorry, but it's too late to change our plans.
cused as an apology for a minor fault or offense (such as bumping into someone) Sorry. I didn't see you standing there. I forgot to pick up the dry cleaning. Sorry about that. [=I'm sorry; I apologize]
dused as a polite way of asking someone to repeat something spoken Sorry? [=Pardon?] I couldn't hear what you said.
eused to introduce a correction to what you have said or written (humorous) Any football nut—sorry, fan—will know what I mean.
3 always used before a noun a : very bad or poor
What a sorry state of affairs we're in now. That's the sorriest excuse I've heard.
b : causing feelings of disappointment or pity
The sorry [=sad] truth is that he was right all along. I dragged my sorry [=pitiful] self out of bed.

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