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apology
verbs
make an apology
• I hope you are going to make an apology.
issue an apology
(= make an official public apology )
• North Korea issued an official apology for the incident.
get/receive an apology
• He received a formal apology from the company.
offer an apology
• We would like to offer our sincere apologies for the delay.
accept sb’s apology
• Please accept my apologies for having to cancel our meeting.
demand an apology
• China continued to demand a full apology from the US.
owe somebody an apology
• I’m afraid I owe you an apology.
publish an apology
(= print it in a newspaper )
• The newspaper group was forced to publish a full apology.
mumble/mutter an apology
(= say it quietly, especially because you are embarrassed )
• He bumped into me and mumbled an apology.
adjectives
my sincere/profound apologies
(= used when you feel very sorry )
• Firstly, my sincere apologies for not having contacted you earlier. • ‘I have been guilty of making some insensitive remarks,’ said Wright, who offered his profound apologies to everyone concerned.
a public apology
• The authorities published a public apology in the newspaper.
a formal apology
• Russia is demanding a formal apology.
an official apology
• The company has made an official apology and is offering compensation.
a written apology
• The police sent a written apology to the family.
a full apology
• The Prime Minister made a full apology in the House of Commons.
an abject apology
formal (= one that shows that you are very sorry )
• The BBC issued an abject apology for insulting the Queen.
profuse apologies
formal (= when someone says that they are sorry several times )
• Moira telephoned with profuse apologies for the misunderstanding.
phrases
a letter of apology
• We agreed to write a letter of apology.
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noun ADJ. abject, humble, profuse It was a mistake. My profuse apologies. | heartfelt, profound, sincere | full | formal | public | written VERB + APOLOGY convey, give sb, issue, make, offer (sb), publish, send (sb) The newpaper has issued an apology to the minister. | get, receive | demand, deserve, expect We expect a full written apology. | owe sb She certainly owes you an apology. | mumble, murmur, mutter John muttered an apology then went back to his book. | accept Please accept my sincere apologies. | reject She rejected my apology, saying it was not enough. PREP. without ~ He backed out arrogantly and without apology. | ~ for an apology for arriving late | ~ from Apologies have been received from the Browns. | ~ to my apologies to your wife PHRASES a letter of apology, make no apology/apologies for I make no apologies for bringing this issue to your attention once again.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary