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send one's apologies

send one's apologies verb: to formally notify a group that one cannot attend a meeting or event.

Verb

send one's apologies (third-person singular simple present sends one's apologies, present participle sending one's apologies, simple past and past participle sent one's apologies)

  1. To formally notify a group that one cannot attend a meeting or event.

Forms of send one's apologies

third-person singular presentsends one's apologies
present participlesending one's apologies
past participlesent one's apologies
pastsent one's apologies

Questions about send one's apologies

What does send one's apologies mean?
Send one's apologies means to formally notify a group that one cannot attend a meeting or event.
What part of speech is send one's apologies?
Send one's apologies is a verb.
What is the past tense of send one's apologies?
The past tense of send one's apologies is sent one's apologies.

Words near send one's apologies in the dictionary

  1. send it
  2. send it up the flagpole and see who salutes
  3. send off
  4. send offs
  5. send on
  6. send one's apologies
  7. send out
  8. send out for
  9. send outs
  10. send shivers down someone's spine
  11. send someone packing

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