to make or offer sb an apology
1Apology — A*pol o*gy, n.; pl. {Apologies}. [L. apologia, Gr. ?; ? from + ?: cf. F. apologie. See {Apologetic}.] 1. Something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to disapprobation;… …
2offer no apologies — make/offer/no apologies phrase used for emphasizing that you believe you have done the right thing and you do not feel ashamed about it I make no apologies for repeating my views. Thesaurus: to not be embarrassed or to not embarrass… …
3make no apologies — make/offer/no apologies phrase used for emphasizing that you believe you have done the right thing and you do not feel ashamed about it I make no apologies for repeating my views. Thesaurus: to not be embarrassed or to not embarrass… …
4apology — n. 1) to make, offer an apology 2) to demand an apology 3) an abject, humble; public; sincere apology 4) an apology for; to (Jim made an apology to the teacher for his rude behavior) * * * [ə pɒlədʒɪ] humble offer an apology public sincere… …
5apology — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ abject (esp. BrE), humble, profuse ▪ It was a mistake. My profuse apologies. ▪ heartfelt, profound, sincere ▪ …
6apology */ — UK [əˈpɒlədʒɪ] / US [əˈpɑlədʒɪ] noun Word forms apology : singular apology plural apologies 1) a) [countable] a statement that tells someone that you are sorry for doing something wrong or for causing a problem We would have been happy with an… …
7apology — a|pol|o|gy [ ə palədʒi ] noun * 1. ) count a statement that tells someone that you are sorry for doing something wrong or causing a problem: We would have been happy with an apology. make an apology: He made a public apology for his remarks. owe… …
8apology — [[t]əpɒ̱ləʤi[/t]] apologies 1) N VAR An apology is something that you say or write in order to tell someone that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them. I didn t get an apology... We received a letter of apology... He… …
9offer — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 of help or sth that is needed ADJECTIVE ▪ generous, kind ▪ conditional, unconditional (both esp. BrE) ▪ The company has made a conditional offer. ▪ …
10offer — v. & n. v. 1 tr. present for acceptance or refusal or consideration (offered me a drink; was offered a lift; offer one s services; offer no apology). 2 intr. (foll. by to + infin.) express readiness or show intention (offered to take the… …
