I'm sorry

I'm sorry phrase: indicates the speaker's apology.

Phrase

I'm sorry

Indicates the speaker's apology.
Indicates the speaker's commiseration.
Indicates that the speaker is confused or requests information to be repeated; come again?, say again?, I beg your pardon?

Synonyms:

come again, eh, excuse me, hey, huh, I beg your pardon, pardon, pardon me, please, say again

I'm sorry, I apologize: मुझे माफ़ कीजिए mujhe māf kījie, मुझे माफ़ करो mujhe māf karo

I'm sorry, I apologize: بخښنه غواړم bəx̌ə́na ǧwāṛëm, وبښئ wabax̌áy, زه متاسف يم zə motaséf yëm

I'm sorry, I apologize: أَنَا آسِف ʔanā ʔāsif, أَنَا آسِفَة ʔanā ʔāsifa, آسِف ʔāsif, آسِفَة ʔāsifa, اِعْذِرْنِي iʕḏirnī, عُذْرًا ʕuḏran

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What does I'm sorry mean?: I'm sorry means indicates the speaker's apology.
What is I'm sorry in Hindi?: I'm sorry in Hindi is मुझे माफ़ कीजिए (mujhe māf kījie), मुझे माफ़ करो (mujhe māf karo). See I'm sorry meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is I'm sorry?: I'm sorry is a phrase.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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