Meaning of sorry in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• The act of saying sorry; an apology.

adjective

• (of a person) Regretful for an action; grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone.

  Example: I am sorry I stepped on your toes. It was an accident.

• Poor, pitifully sad or regrettable.

  Example: The storm left his garden in a sorry state.

• Pathetic and inferior to the point of causing others disgust.

  Example: Bob is a sorry excuse for a football player.

interjection

• Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.

  Example: Sorry! I didn't see that you were on the phone.

• Used as a request for someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly.

  Example: Sorry? What was that? The phone cut out.

• Used to correct oneself in speech.

  Example: There are four — sorry, five — branches of the store locally.