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1 apologize
(to say that one is sorry, for having done something wrong, for a fault etc: I must apologize to her for my rudeness.) be om unnskyldning- apologetically
- apologyverb \/əˈpɒlədʒaɪz\/ eller apologisebe om unnskyldning, unnskylde segapologize to somebody be noen om unnskyldningapologize for doing something be om unnskyldning for å ha gjort noe -
2 much
comparative of; see moremyeImeget, mye, omtrent• did you have much difficulty in finding the house?det var bare tull, alt sammenso much for that! det var det!much difficulty may it do you ( spøkefullt) velbekomme, lykke til (ironisk), det kommer du nok til å få mye glede avII1) mye, megethun var svært mye\/betydelig eldre• is he much hurt?tusen (hjertelig) takk \/ mange takki høy grad mot min vilje \/ høyst ugjerne2) absolutt, avgjort, langt, uten tvildet ubetinget største beløpet \/ det avgjort største beløpet3) ( også pretty much, much as usual, much the same way) omtrent, nesten, noenlundedet spiller ingen rolle for meg \/ det er det samme for meghow much hvor mye, hvor høyt• how much do you love him?look much like se ut somdet ser nesten sånn ut \/ det er ikke langt i framuch as I like enda så godt jeg likermuch more langt mer, enda mer, for ikke å snakke ommuch less langt mindre, enda mindrebe not so much... as... være snarere... enn...think too much of oneself ha alfor høye tanker om seg selvIIImye, megetmye av det du sier, er sant• how much rain did you have yesterday?• did you have much difficulty finding the house?as much like (så) mye, så myedet sammejeg tenkte meg det \/ jeg kunne tenke meg det \/ jeg tenkte det nokas much again\/more en gang til så mye, dobbelt så mye, det dobbeltehow much hvor mye• how much are the apples?• how much does it all come to?• how much percent?• how much for this?if so much hvis så myemake much of få mye ut av, forstågjøre stort vesen\/nummer avutnytte (på beste måte), dra fordeler av, gjøre mest mulig ut av gjøre stas avmuch someone does something ( spøkefullt) særlig at noen gjør noe• much you know about it!not as much as ikke så mye som, ikke engangnot be up to much ikke være så mye å skryte av, ikke være noe viderenothing much ( hverdagslig) ikke noe spesielt, ikke noe av betydningnothing so much as mest av altnot much! ( hverdagslig) slett ikke!, absolutt ikke!, nesten aldri!not much of ikke akkurat, ikke noe viderenot so much as ikke så mye som, ikke engangso much så mye\/meget, så og så mye (om beløp, mengde e.l.)so much for ferdig med, takk og farvel, slik går det nåso much the better\/worse så mye bedre\/verre, så meget desto bedre\/verrethink much of something like noe, ha høye tanker om noethis\/that much så mye\/megetthus much så mye for så vidttoo much for mye, altfor myetoo much of a good thing for mye av det godewithout so much as uten så mye som -
3 apologise
(to say that one is sorry, for having done something wrong, for a fault etc: I must apologize to her for my rudeness.) be om unnskyldning- apologetically
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4 least
li:st 1. adjective, pronoun((something) which is the smallest or the smallest amount that exists, is possible etc: I think the least you can do is apologize!; She wanted to know how to do it with the least amount of bother.) minst (mulig), det minste2. adverb((somethimes with the) to the smallest or lowest degree: I like her (the) least of all the girls; That is the least important of our problems.) minst- at least- not in the leastminstIadj. \/liːst\/minst, dårligst, kortestIIadv. \/liːst\/minst, dårligstat least i det minsteleast of all minst av alt, minst av alleIIIdeterm. \/liːst\/bare i uttrykkat least minst• it will cost at least £3i det minste, i hvert fallrettere sagt, det vil siat the (very) least i det minsteleast said, soonest mended eller the least said the better jo mindre man snakker om det, desto bedrenot (in) the least ikke det minste, ikke på noen måtethat's the least of it ( også) det er bare begynnelsento say the least for å si det pent
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apologize for — phr verb Apologize for is used with these nouns as the object: ↑delay, ↑inconvenience, ↑wrong … Collocations dictionary
Apologize — A*pol o*gize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Apologized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Apologizing}.] [Cf. F. apologiser.] 1. To make an apology or defense. Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] 2. To make an apology or excuse; to make acknowledgment of some fault or offense,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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apologize — (BrE also ise) verb ADVERB ▪ sincerely ▪ profusely ▪ He apologized profusely for the damage he had caused. ▪ humbly, meekly, sheepishly … Collocations dictionary
apologize — a|pol|o|gize [ ə palə,dʒaız ] verb intransitive ** to tell someone that you are sorry for doing something wrong or causing a problem: There s no need to apologize. apologize for: I apologize for taking so long to reply. apologize to: You should… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
apologize — a|pol|o|gize S2 also apologise BrE [əˈpɔlədʒaız US əˈpa: ] v [I] to tell someone that you are sorry that you have done something wrong ▪ I m so sorry, I do apologize. apologize to ▪ I think you should apologize to your brother. apologize for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
apologize — v. 1) to apologize humbly 2) (D; intr.) to apologize for; to (he apologized to us for being late) * * * [ə pɒlədʒaɪz] to (he apologized to us for being late) (D; intr.) to apologize for to apologize humbly … Combinatory dictionary
apologize — also ise BrE verb (I) to tell someone that you are sorry that you have done something wrong: That was an awful thing to say, I think you should apologize. (+ for): I must apologise for the delay in replying to your letter. | apologize to: The US… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
apologize — [[t]əpɒ̱ləʤaɪz[/t]] apologizes, apologizing, apologized VERB When you apologize to someone, you say that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them. You can say I apologize as a formal way of saying sorry. [V for n/ ing] Two … English dictionary
apologize*/*/ — [əˈpɒləˌdʒaɪz] verb [I] to tell someone that you are sorry for doing something wrong I apologize for taking so long to reply.[/ex] You should apologize to your brother.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
apologize — Synonyms and related words: alibi, alibi out of, apologize for, ask forgiveness, beg indulgence, beg pardon, cover with excuses, defend, do penance, espouse, excuse, express regret, justify, lie out of, make apology for, offer excuse for, plead… … Moby Thesaurus