sorry

noun

The act of saying sorry; an apology.

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

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

2. Poor, pitifully sad or regrettable.

   The storm left his garden in a sorry state.

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

   Bob is a sorry excuse for a football player.

1. Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.

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

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

   Sorry? What was that? The phone cut out.

3. Used to correct oneself in speech.

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