{
    "term": "apologize",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "apologize",
            "heSheIt": "apologizes"
        },
        "pastSimple": "apologized",
        "pastParticiple": "apologized",
        "ingForm": "apologizing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to say that you are sorry for doing something wrong or causing a problem",
            "sensetop": "apologize to somebodyapologize for somethingapologize to somebody for something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Why should I apologize?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Go and apologize to her.",
                    "contextForm": "apologize to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wanted to publicly apologize to his victims."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I want to apologize publicly on his behalf to those who have suffered."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **apologized profusely** to his family and staff."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I sincerely apologize for the enormous delay in delivery.",
                    "contextForm": "apologize for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We apologize for the late departure of this flight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I think Mr Peters should **withdraw and apologize** for his remark."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I apologize unreservedly for any offending remarks I made."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience caused.",
                    "contextForm": "apologize to somebody for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'd like to apologize in advance for any spelling errors."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He apologized to his colleagues."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I do apologize most humbly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I must apologize for cancelling our meeting at such short notice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I must apologize for not letting you know sooner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I would like to apologize most sincerely for any embarrassment caused."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She apologized for being late."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The president of the company apologized personally for the tragic accident."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I apologize if I've interrupted your work."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["sincerely", "profusely", "humbly"],
                "verb + apologize": ["ought to", "should", "want to"],
                "preposition": ["for", "to"],
                "phrases": ["I do apologize", "I must apologize"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/",
                "audio": "ap/apologize/apologize__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈpɒlədʒaɪzɪz/",
                "audio": "ap/apologize/apologizes__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈpɒlədʒaɪzd/",
                "audio": "ap/apologize/apologized__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈpɒlədʒaɪzɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ap/apologize/apologizing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈpɑːlədʒaɪz/",
                "audio": "ap/apologize/apologize__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈpɑːlədʒaɪzɪz/",
                "audio": "ap/apologize/apologizes__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈpɑːlədʒaɪzd/",
                "audio": "ap/apologize/apologized__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈpɑːlədʒaɪzɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ap/apologize/apologizing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘make a defensive argument’): from Greek apologizesthai ‘give an account’, from apologos ‘story’. In English the verb has always been used as if it were a direct derivative of apology."
}