i'm sorry to hear it
1hear — W1S1 [hıə US hır] v past tense and past participle heard [hə:d US hə:rd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hear sounds/words etc)¦ 2¦(listen to somebody/something)¦ 3¦(be told something)¦ 4¦(in court)¦ 5 have heard of somebody/something 6 not hear the last of somebody… …
2hear of somebody — ˈhear of sb/sth | ˈhear sth of sb/sth derived to know about sb/sth because you have been told about them • I ve never heard of the place. • I was so sorry to hear of your father s death. • She disappeared and was never heard of again …
3hear of something — ˈhear of sb/sth | ˈhear sth of sb/sth derived to know about sb/sth because you have been told about them • I ve never heard of the place. • I was so sorry to hear of your father s death. • She disappeared and was never heard of again …
4hear something of somebody — ˈhear of sb/sth | ˈhear sth of sb/sth derived to know about sb/sth because you have been told about them • I ve never heard of the place. • I was so sorry to hear of your father s death. • She disappeared and was never heard of again …
5hear something of something — ˈhear of sb/sth | ˈhear sth of sb/sth derived to know about sb/sth because you have been told about them • I ve never heard of the place. • I was so sorry to hear of your father s death. • She disappeared and was never heard of again …
6sorry — [[t]sɒ̱ri[/t]] ♦♦ sorrier, sorriest 1) CONVENTION (formulae) You say Sorry or I m sorry as a way of apologizing to someone for something that you have done which has upset them or caused them difficulties, or when you bump into them accidentally …
7sorry — sor|ry W2S1 [ˈsɔri US ˈsa:ri, ˈso:ri] adj comparative sorrier superlative sorriest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 sorry/I m sorry 2¦(ashamed)¦ 3 sorry? 4¦(feeling pity)¦ 5¦(sad/disappointed)¦ 6 you ll be sorry 7 I m sorry to say (that) …
8sorry — adjective 1 ASHAMED (not before noun) feeling ashamed or unhappy about something bad you have done: be sorry about: We re sorry about all the mess, Mom. | be sorry (that): Casey was sorry he d gotten so angry at the kids over nothing. | say (you… …
9sorry — sor|ry [ sɔri ] adjective *** 1. ) ashamed, embarrassed, or unhappy about something that you have done: Tell your sister you re sorry! sorry (that): I m sorry I behaved in such a childish way. sorry for: He wasn t sorry for hitting the other boy …
10sorry */*/*/ — UK [ˈsɒrɪ] / US [ˈsɔrɪ] adjective Word forms sorry : adjective sorry comparative sorrier superlative sorriest 1) a) used for emphasizing how bad, stupid, or embarrassing something is That s the sorriest excuse I ve ever heard. a sorry… …
