"apologise" meaning in English

See apologise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /əˈpɒləˌd͡ʒaɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-apologize.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-apologise.wav [UK] Forms: apologises [present, singular, third-person], apologising [participle, present], apologised [participle, past], apologised [past]
Etymology: apology + -ise Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|apology|ise}} apology + -ise Head templates: {{en-verb}} apologise (third-person singular simple present apologises, present participle apologising, simple past and past participle apologised)
  1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologize. Tags: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of: apologize Derived forms: apologiser
    Sense id: en-apologise-en-verb-NqrrLEVI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ise

Inflected forms

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