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How to spell apologized

Apologized is spelled A-P-O-L-O-G-I-Z-E-D.

What it means: Said sorry for an error or hurt caused.

In a sentence: He apologized to his classmate for accidentally stepping on her foot. ▶

The part people get wrong

Drop the silent e before adding -ed, and remember the z.

Also spelled: apologised (accepted as correct).

Same family: apologize, apologizes, apologizing. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

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