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==English==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|sory}}, from {{inh|en|ang|sāriġ|t=feeling or expressing grief, sorry, grieved, sorrowful, sad, mournful, bitter}}, from {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*sairag}}, from {{inh|en|gem-pro|*sairagaz|t=sad}}, from {{der|en|ine-pro|*seh₂yro|t=hard, rough, painful}}. Cognate with {{cog|sco|sairie||sad, grieved}}, {{cog|stq|seerich|t=sore, inflamed}}, {{cog|fy|searich||sad, sorry}}, {{cog|nds|serig||sick, scabby}}, {{cog|de|-}} dialectal {{m|de|sehrig||sore, sad, painful}}, Swedish {{m|sv|sårig}}. Despite the similarity in form and meaning, not related to {{m|en|sorrow}}. Equivalent to {{m|en|sore}} + {{m|en|-y}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈsɒ.ɹi/|a=RP}}
** {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-sorry.wav|a=RP}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈsɑɹ.i/|a=GA}}
** {{audio|en|en-us-sorry.ogg|a=US}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈsɔɹ.i/|a=GA,Canada}}
** {{audio|en|en-ca-sorry.ogg|a=Canada}}
** {{homophones|en|sari|qq1=some accents}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɒɹi|s=2}}

===Adjective===
{{en-adj|er}}

# {{lb|en|of a person}} [[regretful|Regretful]] or [[apologetic]] for one's actions.
#: {{syn|en|apologetic|compunctious|contrite|penitent|regretful|remorseful|repentant}}
#: {{ux|en|I am '''sorry''' I stepped on your toes. It was an accident.}}
# {{senseid|en|saddened}} {{lb|en|of a person}} [[grieved|Grieved]] or [[sadden]]ed, especially by the loss of something or someone.
#: {{syn|en|heavy-hearted|melancholy|mournful}}
#: {{ux|en|I am '''sorry''' for your loss.}}
#: {{ux|en|The President was '''sorry''' to hear that the Ambassador was leaving.}}
# Poor, [[pitiful]]ly [[sad]] or [[regrettable]].
#: {{ux|en|The storm left his garden in a '''sorry''' state.}}
# [[pathetic#Adjective|Pathetic]]; [[contemptible|contemptibly]] [[inadequate]].
#: {{ux|en|Bob is a '''sorry''' excuse for a football player.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|author=David Smith|title=Failure to launch: Twitter glitches deal double blow to Elon Musk and Ron DeSantis|work=The Guardian|date=2023-05-25|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/24/ron-desantis-elon-musk-twitter-campaign-launch-glitch|issn=0261-3077|passage=The '''sorry''' experience did little to suggest that Musk knows how to run a social media platform or that DeSantis is capable of governing a global superpower armed with nuclear weapons.}}

====Derived terms====
{{der3|en
|feel sorry for
|glad and sorry
|it's too late for sorry
|merry-go-sorry
|sorry I'm late
|sorry, not sorry
|better safe than sorry
|sorrily
|sorriness
|sorry for oneself
|I'm sorry
|sorry business
|supersorry
|unsorry
|sorry-ass
}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|repentant, apologetic}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|آسِف}}
*: Egyptian Arabic: {{t|arz|آسف|tr=āsif}}
*: South Levantine Arabic: {{t|ajp|آسف|tr=ʔāsef}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|съжаляващ}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|penedint}}
* French: {{t+|fr|désolé}}, {{t+|fr|regrettant|lit=regretting}}
* Italian: {{t|it|stare dispiaciuto}} {{qualifier|Dispiacere can mean "to make one regret."}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|すみません|tr=sumanai|alt=すまない}}, {{t+|ja|申し訳|tr=mōshiwakenai|alt=申し訳ない}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|죄송-하다}} {{q|formal}}, {{t+|ko|미안-하다}} {{q|informal}}
* Latin: {{t|la|lamento|lit=to regret}}, {{t|la|lamentans|lit=regretting}} {{qualifier|present participle of lamentāre}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|sentir|lit=to regret}}, {{t+|pt|pesaroso}}, {{t+|pt|lamentar|lit=to regret}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|lamentar|lit=to regret}}, {{t+|es|sentir|lit=to regret}}, {{t+|es|pesaroso}}
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{{trans-top|grieved, saddened}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|حَزِين}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|тъжен}}, {{t+|bg|мрачен}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|saber greu}} {{qualifier|translates as "to make one be sorry" in the sympathetic sense}}, {{t|ca|sentirse mal}} {{qualifier|translates as "to feel bad"}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|bedroefd}}
* French: {{t+|fr|navré}}, {{t+|fr|désolé}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|dispiaciuto}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|残念|tr=zannen}}, {{t+|ja|遺憾|tr=ikan}}, {{t+|ja|恐縮|tr=kyōshuku}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|안타깝다}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|lamentar}} {{qualifier|translates as "to be sorry" in the sympathetic sense}}, {{t|pt|a lamentar}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|apenado}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|üzgün}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|засму́чений}}
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{{trans-top|poor, regrettable}}
* American Sign Language: {{t|ase|A@Chest-PalmBack CirclesVert}}
* Arabic: {{t+|ar|مُؤْسِف}}, {{t|ar|مُحْزِن}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|жалък}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|llastimós}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|žalostný|m}}
* Danish: {{t|da|sørgelig}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|armzalig}}, {{t+|nl|treurig}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|surkea}}, {{t+|fi|surullinen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|piteux}}
* German: {{t+|de|beklagenswert}}, {{t+|de|armselig}}, {{t+|de|traurig}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|συγνώμη|tr=sygnómi}}
*: Ancient Greek: {{t|grc|φαῦλος}}
* Japanese: {{qualifier|poor}} {{t+|ja|気の毒|tr=ki no doku}}, {{t+|ja|かわいそう|tr=kawaisō}}; {{qualifier|regrettable}} {{t+|ja|残念|tr=zannen}}, {{t+|ja|遺憾|tr=ikan}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t+|ckb|پەشیمان}}
* Limburgish: {{t|li|zörgelik}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|sørgelig}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|przykry}}, {{t+|pl|żałosny}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|lastimável|m|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|жа́лкий}}, {{t+|ru|плаче́вный}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|truagh}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|pobre}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|sorglig}}, {{t+|sv|ledsam}}
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{{checktrans-top|}}
* American Sign Language: {{t|ase|A@Chest-PalmBack CirclesVert}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|afligit}}, {{t+|ca|perdona}}
* Chickasaw: {{t|cic|nokhánglo}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t+|yue|對唔住|tr=deoi3 m4 zyu6}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|遺憾|tr=yíhàn}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zarmoucený|m}}
* Danish: {{t|da|ked af}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|kahju}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|pahoillaan}}
* French: {{t+|fr|désolé}}
* Galician: {{t|gl|perdoe}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|λυπάμαι}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|הצטער|alt=מִצְטַעֵר|tr=mitzta'ér|sc=Hebr}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|sajnál}} {{q|verb}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|brónach}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|scusa}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|خەجاڵەت}}, {{t|ckb|لێبوردن}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|maaf}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|lei}}
* Ojibwe: {{t|oj|maanendam}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|متاسف|tr=motâsef}}
* Plautdietsch: {{t+|pdt|leet}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|przepraszam}}, {{t+|pl|przykro mi}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|desculpa}}, {{t+|pt|perdão}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|жаль}}, {{t+|ru|сожале́ющий}}, {{t+|ru|огорчённый}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|duilich}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|disculpa}}, {{t+|es|disculpe}}, {{t|es|discúlpame}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|ledsen}}
* Tagalog: {{t+|tl|paumanhin}}
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===Interjection===
{{en-interj}}

# {{ng|Expresses regret, [[remorse]], or sorrow.}}
#: {{syn|en|soz|q1=slang, chiefly Britain}}
#: {{ux|en|'''Sorry'''! I didn't see that you were on the phone.}}
#: {{ux|en|'''Sorry''' about yesterday. — No worries.}}
# {{ng|Used as a request for someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly.}}
#: {{syn|en|I beg your pardon?|I'm sorry?|say again|come again|excuse me?|q5=US|Thesaurus:say again}}
#: {{ux|en|'''Sorry'''? What was that? The phone cut out.}}
# {{ng|Used to correct oneself in speech.}}
#: {{ux|en|There are four– '''sorry''', five branches of the store locally.}}
# {{ng|Said as a request to pass somebody.}}
#: {{syn|en|excuse me}}
#: {{ux|en|'''Sorry!''' Coming through!}}

====Descendants====
{{top3}}
* {{desc|cs|sorry|bor=1}}
* {{desctree|nl|sorry|bor=1}}
* {{desc|de|sorry|bor=1}}
* {{desc|fi|sori|bor=1}}
* {{desc|hi|सॉरी|bor=1}}
* {{desc|is|sorrí|sorrý|bor=1}}
* {{desc|ko|쏘리|bor=1}}
* {{desc|pl|sorry|sorki|bor=1}}
* {{desc|sco|sorry|sorra|bor=1}}
* {{desc|es|sorry|bor=1}}
* {{desc|sv|sorry|bor=1}}
* {{desc|cy|sorri|bor=1}}
* {{desc|lb|sorry|bor=1}}
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====Translations====
{{trans-top|expression of regret or sorrow}}
* Adangme: {{t|ada|kusie}}
* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|jammer}}
* Albanian: {{t|sq|më falni}} {{qualifier|formal}}, {{t|sq|më fal}} {{qualifier|informal}}
* Alutiiq: {{t|ems|kingun'inartua}}
* American Sign Language: {{t|ase|A@Chest-PalmBack CirclesVert}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|አዝናለሁ}}, {{t|am|እናዝናለን}}, {{t|am|ይቅርታ}},
* Arabic: {{t|ar|آسِف|m}}, {{t|ar|آسِفَة|f}}, {{t|ar|أَنَا آسِف|m}}, {{t|ar|أَنَا آسِفَة|f}}
*: Moroccan Arabic: {{t|ary|سمح لي|tr=smaḥ li}} {{q|to a male}}, {{t|ary|سمحي لي|tr=samḥi li}} {{q|to a female}}, {{t|ary|سمحوا لي|tr=samḥu li}} {{q|to a group of people}}
* Armenian: {{t|hy|ներեցեք}} {{qualifier|formal}}, {{t|hy|կներեք}} {{qualifier|formal}}, {{t|hy|ներիր}} {{qualifier|informal}}, {{t|hy|կներես}} {{qualifier|informal}}, {{t+|hy|ներողություն}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|bağışlayın}}
* Basque: {{t+|eu|barka}}, {{t+|eu|barkamen}}
* Belarusian: {{qualifier|formal}} {{t|be|выбача́йце}}, {{qualifier|informal}} {{t|be|выбача́й}}
* Bengali: {{t+|bn|দুঃখিত|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|মাফ করবেন|sc=Beng}}, {{t+|bn|সরি|sc=Beng}}
* Bulgarian: {{qualifier|formal}} {{t+|bg|извине́те}}, {{qualifier|informal}} {{t+|bg|извинявай}}, {{t+|bg|съжалявам}}, {{t+|bg|пардо́н|sc=Cyrl}} {{qualifier|colloquial}}
* Burmese: {{t|my|[[ဝမ်းနည်း]][[ပါ]][[တယ်]]။}}, {{t|my|[[ဆောရီး]][[နော်]]။}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|perdó}}, {{t|ca|disculpes}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|對不起|tr=deoi3 bat1 hei2}} {{q|formal and written}}, {{t+|yue|對唔住|tr=deoi3 m4 jyu6}}, {{t|yue|唔好意思|tr=m4 hou2 ji3 si1}}
*: Hakka: {{t|hak|敗勢|tr=phài-se}}, {{t|hak|斯里麻生|tr=sṳ̀-li-ma-sén}}, {{t|hak|對唔住|tr=dui4 m2 cu4}}, {{t|hak|失禮|tr=sṳt-lî}}
*: Hokkien: {{t+|nan-hbl|歹勢|tr=pháiⁿ-sè, phái-sè}}, {{t+|nan-hbl|毋好勢|tr=m̄-hó-sè}}, {{t+|nan-hbl|對不住|tr=tùi-put-chū}}, {{t+|nan-hbl|對不起|tr=tùi-put-khí}}, {{t+|nan-hbl|失禮|tr=sit-lé}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|對不起|tr=duìbùqǐ}}, {{t+|cmn|抱歉|tr=bàoqiàn}}, {{t+|cmn|不好意思|tr=bù hǎoyìsi}}, {{t+|cmn|對不住|tr=duìbùzhù}}
*: Wu: {{t|wuu|對勿起}}, {{t|wuu|勿好意思}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|promiň}} {{q|informal singular}}, {{t|cs|promiňte}} {{q|plural or formal singular}}, {{t+|cs|pardon}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|undskyld}}, {{t|da|beklager}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|sorry}}, {{t|nl|het spijt me}}, {{t+|nl|pardon}}, {{t+|nl|excuseer}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|mi bedaŭras}} (sorrow), {{t|eo|mi pardonpetas}} (remorse), {{t|eo|pardonu}} (remorse)
* Estonian: {{t+|et|vabandust}}, {{t|et|andestust}}, {{t|et|andeks}}, {{t+|et|sorry}} {{qualifier|colloquial}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|anteeksi}}, {{t+|fi|sori}}, {{t|fi|[[olla|olen]] [[pahoillaan|pahoillani]]}}, {{t|fi|pahoittelen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|désolé}}, {{t+|fr|navré}}, {{t+|fr|excusez-moi}}, {{t+|fr|excuse-moi}}, {{t+|fr|pardon}} {{t+|fr|je m'excuse}}
* Garo: {{t|grt|kema}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|უკაცრავად}}
* German: {{t+|de|Entschuldigung}}, {{t+|de|sorry}}; {{qualifier|more formal}} {{t|de|entschuldigen Sie bitte}}, {{t|de|verzeihen Sie bitte}}, {{t|de|es tut mir leid}}, {{t|de|ich bitte um Entschuldigung}}, {{t+|de|Verzeihung}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|συγγνώμη}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|הצטער|alt=מִצְטַעֵר|tr=mitzta'ér|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|माफ़ कीजिए}}, {{t|hi|सॉरी|sc=Deva}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|elnézést}}, {{t|hu|elnézést kérek}}, {{t+|hu|bocsánat}}, {{t+|hu|bocs}} {{qualifier|informal}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|fyrirgefðu}}, {{t|is|afsakið}}, {{t|is|fyrirgefðu mér}}
* Ido: {{t|io|me regretas}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|maaf}}
* Interlingua: {{t|ia|pardono}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|tá brón orm}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|scusi}}, {{t+|it|scusa}}, {{t+|it|mi scusi}}, {{t+|it|spiacente}}, {{t+|it|spiacenti|m-p|f-p}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|すみません|tr=sumimasen}}, {{t|ja|すまない|tr=sumanai|sc=Jpan}} {{qualifier|informal}}, {{t+|ja|ごめんなさい|tr=gomennasai}}, {{t+|ja|ごめん|tr=gomen}} {{qualifier|informal}} {{t+|ja|失礼|tr=shitsurei shimashita|alt=失礼しました}}, {{t+|ja|申し訳|tr=もうしわけありません, mōshiwake arimasen|alt=申し訳ありません|sc=Jpan}}
* Jingpho: {{t|kac|tawng ban sai yaw}}
* Karachay-Balkar: {{t|krc|кечериксиз|sc=Cyrl}}
* Khmer: {{t|km|សូមទោស|tr=som tos|sc=Khmr}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|죄송하다|alt=죄송합니다|tr=joesong hamnida}} {{qualifier|little more polite|little more formal}}, {{t+|ko|미안하다|alt=미안합니다|tr=mian hamnida}} {{qualifier|polite|formal}}, {{t+|ko|실례하다|alt=실례합니다|tr=sillye hamnida}} {{qualifier|polite|formal}}, {{t+|ko|미안하다|alt=미안}} {{qualifier|informal, casual}}, {{t+|ko|미안하다|alt=미안해요|tr=mian haeyo}} {{qualifier|polite|informal}}, {{t+|ko|죄송하다|alt=죄송해요|tr=joesong haeyo}} {{qualifier|little more polite|little less informal}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|ببوورە}}
* Lao: {{t|lo|ຂໍໂທດ}}
* Latin: {{t|la|mihi īgnōsce}}, {{t|la|excūsā}}, {{t|la|excūsāte|p}}, {{t|la|mihi īgnōscite|p}}, {{t+|la|doleō}}, {{t|la|mē paenitet}}, {{t|la|meā culpā}}, {{t|la|paeniteō}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|piedodiet}}
* Limburgish: {{t+|li|spietelik}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|atsiprašau}}, {{t|lt|atleiskite}}, {{t+|lt|dovanokite}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|maaf}}
* Maltese: {{t+|mt|skużi}}, {{t|mt|skużani}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|уучлаарай|sc=Cyrl}}
* Northern Sami: {{t|se|ándagassii}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|unnskyld}}, {{t+|nb|beklager}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|unnskyld}}, {{t|nn|orsak}}
* Okinawan: {{t|ryu|悪さいびーん|tr=わっさいびーん, wassaibīn}}
* Persian: {{t|fa|معذرت می‌خواهم|tr=ma'zerat mi-xâham}}, {{t+|fa|ببخشید|tr=bebaxšid}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|przepraszam}}, {{t+|pl|przykro mi}}, {{q|informal}} {{t+|pl|sorry}}, {{t|pl|wybacz}}, {{t|pl|przebacz}}, {{t+|pl|pardon}} {{qualifier|rare}}, {{t|pl|daruj}} {{qualifier|archaic}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|desculpa}}, {{qualifier|formal}} {{t+|pt|perdão}}, {{qualifier|slang}} {{t|pt|foi mal}}
* Romanian: {{t|ro|îmi pare rău}}, {{t+|ro|scuză}}, {{qualifier|informal, familiar}} {{t|ro|scuză-mă}}, {{t+|ro|scuzați}}, {{qualifier|formal|polite}} {{t|ro|scuzați-mă}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|извинить|alt=извини́те/извини́}} {{q|formal/informal}}, {{t+|ru|простить|alt=прости́те/прости́}} {{q|formal/informal}}, {{t|ru|[[просить|прошу́]] [[прощение|проще́ния]]}}, {{qualifier|informal}} {{t+|ru|извиниться|alt=извиня́юсь}}, {{t+|ru|пардо́н}} {{qualifier|colloquial}}, {{t+|ru|со́рри}} {{qualifier|slang}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|tha mi duilich}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|извините}} {{qualifier|formal}}, {{t|sh|извини}} {{qualifier|informal}}, {{t|sh|опростите}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|izvinite}} {{qualifier|formal}}, {{t+|sh|izvini}} {{qualifier|informal}}, {{t+|sh|oprostite}}
* Slovak: {{qualifier|formal}} {{t|sk|prepáčte}}, {{qualifier|informal}} {{t+|sk|prepáč}}, {{t|sk|bohužiaľ}}
* Slovene: {{qualifier|formal}} {{t|sl|oprostite}}, {{qualifier|informal}} {{t|sl|oprosti}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|discúlpame}}, {{t|es|perdóname}}, {{t|es|lo siento}}, {{t+|es|perdón}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|förlåt}}
* Tagalog: {{t+|tl|paumanhin}}, {{t|tl|patawad}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|ขอโทษ}}
* Tibetan: {{t|bo|དགོངས་དག}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|pardon}}, {{t|tr|özür dilerim|lit=I apologize}}, {{t+|tr|afedersin}} {{q|colloquial|informal|singular}}, {{t+|tr|affedersin}} {{q|written|informal|singular}}, {{t+|tr|afedersiniz}} {{q|colloquial|formal|plural}}, {{t+|tr|affedersiniz}} {{q|written|informal|singular}} {{t|tr|üzgünüm|lit=I am sorry}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|проба́чте}} {{qualifier|formal}}, {{t|uk|проба́ч}} {{qualifier|informal}}, {{t|uk|перепро́шую}}, {{t|uk|ви́бачте}} {{qualifier|formal}}, {{t|uk|ви́бач}} {{qualifier|informal}}, {{t|uk|дару́йте}} {{qualifier|formal}}, {{t|uk|дару́й}} {{qualifier|informal}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|معاف کیجئے|tr=ma'āf kījie|lit=forgive me}} {{q|formal}}, {{t|ur|معذرت|tr=ma'azirat}}, {{t|ur|میں معذرت چاہتا ہوں|tr=ma͠i ma'azirat cāhtā hū̃|lit=I ask forgiveness}} {{q|formal}}
* Uyghur: {{t|ug|كەچۈرۈڭ|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|xin lỗi}}
* Walloon: {{t+|wa|mande escuze}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|mae'n ddrwg gen i}}, {{t|cy|sori}}
* White Hmong: {{t|mww|thov txim}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|זײַ מיר מוחל|tr=zay mir moykhl}}, {{t|yi|עס טוט מיר לײַד}}
* Zulu: {{t|zu|ngiyaxolisa}}
* ǃXóõ: {{t|nmn|ǀùa ǁʻúm ǀnān}}
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{{trans-top|request to repeat}}
* Afrikaans: {{t|af|ekskuus}}, {{t|af|wat het jy gesê?}}, {{t|af|wat sê jy?}} {{qualifier|informal}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|عَفْوًا!}}, {{qualifier|to a male}} {{t|ar|مَاذَا قُلْتَ؟}}, {{qualifier|to a female}} {{t|ar|مَاذَا قُلْتِ؟}}, {{t+|ar|عُذْراً!}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|моля?|impf|sc=Cyrl}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|perdó}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|請再説一遍|tr=qǐng zài shuō yíbiàn}}, {{qualifier|less formal}} {{t|cmn|再説一遍|tr=zài shuō yíbiàn}}, {{qualifier|plain}} {{t+|cmn|什麼|alt=什麼？|tr=shénme}}, {{t+|cmn|哦|alt=哦？|tr=é?}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|prosím}}?
* Danish: {{t+|da|undskyld}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|pardon}}?, {{t|nl|wat zegt u}}, {{t|nl|wat zeg je}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|pardonu}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|anteeksi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|excusez-moi}}, {{t+|fr|excuse-moi}}, {{t+|fr|pardon|alt=pardon?}}, {{t+|fr|comment|alt=comment?}}, {{qualifier|plain}} {{t+|fr|quoi}}, {{t+|fr|hein|alt=hein?}} {{qualifier|colloquial}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|უკაცრავად}}, {{t+|ka|რა}}
* German: {{t+|de|wie bitte?}}, {{t+|de|bitte?}}, {{t+|de|wie?}} {{qualifier|plain}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tessék?}}, {{t|hu|elnézést, nem értem}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|afsakið}}?, {{t+|is|fyrirgefðu}}?
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|maaf}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|gabh mo leithscéal}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|cosa}}?, {{t+|it|come}}?, {{t+|it|scusa}}?, {{t+|it|eh}}? {{qualifier|colloquial}}, {{t+|it|scusi}}? {{qualifier|formal}}, {{t+|it|mi scusi}}? {{qualifier|formal}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|もう一回|tr=[[もういっかい]], mō ikkai}}, {{t|ja|もう一度|tr=[[もういちど]], mō ichido}}, {{q|more formal}} {{t|ja|もう一度[[いってください]]|tr=mō ichido itte kunasai}}, {{qualifier|plain}} {{t+|ja|何|alt=何？|tr=なに？, nani?}}, {{t+|ja|え|alt=え？|tr=e?}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|네?}} {{qualifier|polite}}, {{t+|ko|예?}} {{qualifier|polite, formal}}, {{t|ko|[[다시]] [[하나|한]][[번]] [[더]] [[말씀하다|말씀해주세요]]}} {{qualifier|polite, honorific}}, {{t|ko|[[다시]] [[하나|한]][[번]] [[더]] [[말씀하다|말씀해주시겠어요]]?}} {{qualifier|slightly more polite, honorific}}, {{t|ko|[[뭐]][[-이라고|라고]]?}} {{qualifier|informal}}, {{t+|ko|뭐?}} {{qualifier|informal}}, {{t+|ko|어?}} {{qualifier|colloquial, informal}}, {{t+|ko|네|alt=넹?}} {{qualifier|colloquial, [[aegyo]], imitiatve}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|ببوورە}}, {{t|ckb|بەڵێ}}
* Latin: {{t|la|repete}}
* Limburgish: {{t+|li|waat?}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|minta maaf, maaf}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|юу гэнээ?|sc=Cyrl}}
* Northern Sami: {{t|se|ándagassii}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|unnskyld}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|ببخشید|tr=bebaxšid}}, {{t|fa|معذرت می‌خواهم|tr=ma'zerat mi-xâham}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|przepraszam?}}, {{t|pl|słucham?}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|quê?}}, {{t+|pt|como}}?, {{t+|pt|hein?}}, {{t+|pt|perdão?}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|прошу́ проще́ния}}, {{t|ru|что вы сказа́ли}}?, {{q|plain}} {{t+|ru|что?}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|b' àill leat}}? {{q|informal singular}}, {{t|gd|b' àill leibh}}? {{q|plural or formal singular}}
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t+|sh|molim}}?
* Spanish: {{t+|es|¿cómo?}}, {{t+|es|¿perdón?}}, {{qualifier|Colombia|Puerto Rico|Venezuela|colloquial}} {{t+|es|¿ah?}}, {{qualifier|Cuba|Spain|colloquial}} {{t+|es|¿eh?}}, {{qualifier|Mexico|colloquial}} {{t+|es|¿mande?}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|ursäkta}}, {{t+|sv|förlåt}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|pardon}}?, {{t+|tr|efendim}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|про́шу?}}, {{t+|uk|що?}} {{qualifier|informal}}, {{t|uk|що-що?}} {{qualifier|informal}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|جی؟|tr=jī?}}, {{t|ur|کیا؟|tr=kyā?}} {{qualifier|informal}}
* Walloon: {{t|wa|kimint djhoz}}? {{qualifier|ordinary and polite}}, {{t|wa|kimint diss}}? {{qualifier|familiar}}, {{t+|wa|cwè}}? {{qualifier|colloquial}}, {{t+|wa|pardon}}? {{qualifier|formal}}
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{{trans-top|to correct oneself in speech}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|[[tarkoittaa|tarkoitan]]}}, {{t+|fi|siis}}
* French: {{t+|fr|pardon}}, {{t+|fr|désolé}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|아니}} {{qualifier|informal|casual}}, {{t+|ko|아니요}} {{qualifier|polite|informal}}
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* Fijian: {{t-check|fj|vosota sara}}
* Italian: {{t-check|it|mi dispiace}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+check|lt|atsiprašau}}
* Sundanese: {{t-check|su|punten}}
* Tagalog: {{qualifier|informal}} {{t-check|tl|pasensiya na}}, {{qualifier|formal}} {{t-check|tl|pasensiya na po}}, {{qualifier|for adjective, 2}} {{t+check|tl|sira}} {{q|southern}} {{t+check|tl|paumanhin}}
* Tamil: {{t-check|ta|மன்னிக்கவும்|sc=Taml}}
* Welsh: {{t-check|cy|mae'n flin gen i}}, {{t-check|cy|mae'n ddrwg gen i}}
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===Noun===
{{en-noun|+|sorrys}}

# The act of saying sorry; an [[apology]].
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2007|author=Christopher Levan|title=Give Us This Day: Lenten Reflections on Baking Bread and Discipleship|page=107
|passage=The British would do it standing stock still, Latinos would dance their '''sorries''', and Canadians would find a way to apologize on ice.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2008|author=Lucy S. Danziger|title=Self Magazine's 15 Minutes to Your Best Self|passage=So learn how to tailor your '''sorries''' to the sexes. Women tend to want an acknowledgment of what they're going through...}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|act of saying sorry}}
* Afrikaans: {{t|af|verskoning vra}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|anteeksipyyntö}}, {{t+|fi|pahoittelu}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|συγγνώμη|f}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|scuse|f-p}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|사과}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|پوزش|tr=puzeš}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|przeprosić|pf}}, {{t+|pl|przepraszać|impf}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|förlåt|n}}, {{t+|sv|ursäkt|c}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Verb===
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|intransitive|transitive|rare}} To feel sorry (for someone).
#* {{quote-book|en|author=w:David Mitchell|title=[[w:Cloud Atlas (novel)|Cloud Atlas]]|location=Toronto, Ont.|publisher=w:Vintage Canada|year=2004|page=302|pageurl=https://archive.org/details/cloudatlas00mitc_0/page/302/mode/1up|isbn=9780676974942|passage=Jus' that once I '''sorried''' for her. Souls cross the skies o' time, Abbess'd say, like clouds crossin' skies o' the world.}}

===Related terms===
* {{l|en|sorrow}}
* {{l|en|sorrowful}}

===References===
* {{R:OED Online|pos=v|id=1088661755}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:Webster 1913}}
* {{R:Century 1911}}

{{cln|en|phrasebook}}
{{C|en|Emotions}}

==Chinese==
===Etymology===
From {{bor|yue|en|sorry}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|cat=interj
}}
* {{w|Cantonese}}: {{IPA|yue|/sɔ⁵⁵ ɹi²¹/|/sɔ⁵⁵ li²¹/|/sɔ⁵⁵ wi²¹/}}

===Interjection===
{{head|zh|interjection}}

# {{lb|zh|Hong Kong Cantonese|Singapore Hokkien|Penang Hokkien|colloquial}} sorry

====Synonyms====
{{zh-dial|對不起}}

==Czech==

===Etymology===
{{der+|cs|en|sorry}}.

===Interjection===
{{head|cs|interjection}}

# {{lb|cs|informal}} {{l|en|sorry}} {{gloss|I apologize}}
#: {{syn|cs|[[See]] [[also]] [[pardon]]}}

==Dutch==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|nl|en|sorry}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nl|/ˈsɔ.ri/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-sorry.ogg}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|sor|ry}}

===Interjection===
{{head|nl|interjection}}

# {{l|en|sorry}} {{gloss|expressing regret}}
#: ''Je hebt me heel erg pijn gedaan toen je dat zei.'' &mdash; '''''Sorry''', dat is nooit mijn bedoeling geweest.''
#:: You really hurt me a lot when you said that. &mdash; '''Sorry''', that was never my intention.
# sorry, [[pardon]], [[excuse me]]
#: ''Je stond op mijn voet!'' &mdash; ''Oh, '''sorry'''!''
#:: You were standing on my foot! &mdash; Oh, '''sorry'''!

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|expressing regret}} {{l|nl|het spijt me}}
* {{sense|pardon}} {{l|nl|pardon}}, {{l|nl|excuseer}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|nl|sorrycultuur}}
* {{l|nl|sorrydemocratie}}
* {{l|nl|sorry, mijn naam is Corrie}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|nl|zeer}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|pap|sòri|bor=1}}

==German==

===Etymology===
{{ubor|de|en|sorry}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|de|/ˈzɔʁi/|/ˈsɔri/}}
* {{audio|de|De-sorry.ogg}}
* {{hyphenation|de|sor|ry}}

===Interjection===
{{head|de|interjection}}

# {{lb|de|colloquial}} {{l|en|sorry}} {{gloss|expressing regret}}
#: {{syn|de|Entschuldigung}}
#* {{quote-journal|de|title=Das Jahr, in dem die Normalität zu Ende ging|work=Die Zeit|author=Bernd Ulrich|date=2020-12-24|url=https://www.zeit.de/politik/2020-12/corona-krise-2020-soziale-kontakte-demokratie-europa-politik/komplettansicht|passage={{...|Friedrich Merz und die FDP versuchen sich irgendwie in den 2000er-Jahren zu verankern, sie bieten eine realitätsferne, aber immerhin noch maßvolle Regression an;}}Armin Laschet und Olaf Scholz wollen vor allem die alte BRD bewahren und die Methode Merkel mit, '''sorry''', schwächeren Mitteln prolongieren; {{...}}}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:DWDS}}
* {{R:UniLeipzig}}
* {{R:Duden}}

==Middle English==

===Etymology 1===
From {{bor|enm|xno|soree}}.

====Noun====
{{head|enm|noun}}

# {{alt form|enm|sorre}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|enm|ang|sāriġ}}.

====Noun====
{{head|enm|noun}}

# {{q|Late ME}} {{alt form|enm|sory}}

==Polish==

===Etymology===
{{ubor|pl|en|sorry}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{pl-pr|sory|h=so.rry}}

===Interjection===
{{head|pl|interjection}}

# {{lb|pl|informal}} {{l|en|sorry}}! {{ng|{{gl|expressing regret}}}}
#: {{syn|pl|przepraszam}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:pl:PWN}}

==Spanish==

===Etymology===
{{ubor|es|en|sorry}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr}}

===Interjection===
{{head|es|interjection}}

# {{lb|es|informal}} {{l|en|sorry}} {{gloss|expressing regret}}
#: {{syn|es|perdón}}

====Usage notes====
{{es-unadapted}}

==Swedish==

===Etymology===
{{ubor|sv|en|sorry}}.

===Interjection===
{{head|sv|interjection}}

# {{lb|sv|informal|casual}} {{l|en|sorry}} {{gloss|expressing regret}}
#: {{ux|sv|'''Sorry''', brevet låg i fel brevlåda. Råkade öppna.|'''Sorry''', the letter was in the wrong letter box. Opened by mistake.}}
#* {{quote-journal|1=sv|date=12 January 2024|author=Max Wiman|journal={{w|Sydsvenskan}}|title='''Sorry''', resten av Malmö – på Limhamn finns allt|trans-title='''Sorry''', the rest of Malmö - Limhamn has everything|titleurl=https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2024-01-12/sorry-resten-av-malmo-pa-limhamn-finns-allt|text=Det är svårt att sakna något här, så '''sorry''' resten av Malmö. Här finns allt.|t=It's hard to miss something here, so '''sorry''' the rest of Malmö.  Everything is here.}}

====Usage notes====
* As with many English expressions in Swedish; the word ''sorry'' has much lower weight and meaning than its counterpart {{m|sv|förlåt||sorry}}.

====Synonyms====
* {{l|sv|förlåt||sorry}}
* {{l|sv|ledsen||sorry}}, {{q|casual}} {{l|sv|lessen||sorry}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|sv|a=orrsy|syror}}

==Yola==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|yol|enm|sory}}, from {{inh|yol|ang|sāriġ}}, from {{inh|yol|gmw-pro|*sairag}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|yol|/sɔˈɾiː/}}

===Noun===
{{head|yol|noun}}

# [[sorrow]]

===References===
* {{R:Poole 1867|page=69}}