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How to pronounce “sorry

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Pronunciation guide for sorry

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of sorry with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Fearless & Free: Women's Career RelaunchAnd I started saying sorry a lot.
Definition summary
(of a person) Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.

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How to pronounce sorry

Fearless & Free: Women's Career Relaunch

And I started saying sorry a lot.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “sorry

Meaning

  • [Adjective]
  • (of a person) Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.
  • (of a person) Grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone.
  • Poor, pitifully sad or regrettable.
  • Pathetic; contemptibly inadequate.
  • [Interjection]
  • Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.
  • Said as a request to excuse one's unintentional behaviors.
  • Said as a request to pass somebody.
  • Used as a request for someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly.
  • Used to correct oneself in speech.
  • Used as a hedge.
  • [Noun]
  • The act of saying sorry; an apology.
  • [Verb]
  • (intransitive, transitive, rare) To feel sorry (for someone).

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