- be apologetic
- извиняться
глагол:
извиняться (apologize, excuse oneself, offer an apology, make an apology, express regret for, be apologetic)
Англо-русский синонимический словарь. 2014.
be apologetic
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apologetic — APOLOGÉTIC, Ă, apologetici, ce, adj., s.f. 1. adj. Care conţine o apologie, care ţine de apologie. 2. s.f. Sistem (adesea neîntemeiat) de apărare sau de justificare a unei idei, doctrine etc. 3. s.f. Parte a teologiei care are ca scop apărarea… … Dicționar Român
Apologetic — A*pol o*get ic, Apologetical A*pol o*get ic*al, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to speak in defense of; ? from + ? speech, ? to say, to speak. See {Logic}.] Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense, or by way of apology; regretfully excusing; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apologetic proverb — Apologetic proverbs (also known as Wellerisms after Sam Weller in The Pickwick Papers ), make fun of established proverbs by proving that they are wrong in certain situations often when taken literally. They often argue that it is pointless for… … Wikipedia
apologetic — index contrite, palliative (excusing), penitent, remorseful, repentant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
apologetic — (adj.) 1640s, vindicatory, from Fr. apologétique, from L. apologeticus, from Gk. apologetikos defensible, from apologeisthai (see APOLOGY (Cf. apology)). Meaning regrefully acknowledging failure is from 1855. As a noun, formal defense, from early … Etymology dictionary
apologetic — [adj] expressing remorse, regret atoning, attritional, compunctious, conciliatory, contrite, expiatory, explanatory, on one’s knees*, penitent, penitential, propitiatory, regretful, remorseful, repentant, rueful, selfeffacing, self incriminating … New thesaurus
apologetic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ regretfully acknowledging an offence. DERIVATIVES apologetically adverb … English terms dictionary
apologetic — [ə päl΄ə jet′ik] adj. [Fr apologétique < LL(Ec) apologeticus < Gr apologētikos, suitable for defense < apologeisthai: see APOLOGY] 1. defending in writing or speech; vindicating 2. showing realization of and regret for a fault, wrong,… … English World dictionary
apologetic — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, sound ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
apologetic — a|pol|o|get|ic [əˌpɔləˈdʒetık US əˌpa: ] adj showing or saying that you are sorry that something has happened, especially because you feel guilty or embarrassed about it apologetic about ▪ The manager was very apologetic about everything. ▪ She… … Dictionary of contemporary English
apologetic — adj. apologetic about, for (she was apologetic for her blunder) * * * [əˌpɒlə dʒetɪk] for (she was apologetic for her blunder) apologetic about … Combinatory dictionary
