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Sorry

/'sɔrɪ/
Feeling or expressing regret or sadness for something that has happened or for an action one has taken.

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Examples:

You know how sorry we should be.

'Sorry, sir,' he said.

"Sorry," she pants, "I saw you from down the street.

Etymology:

etymology
Derived from the Old English sārig, meaning distressed, grieved; akin to the Old High German sorag, meaning care or sorrow.

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