0 to tell someone that you are sorry for having done something that has caused problems or unhappiness for them: --
1 to tell someone that you are sorry for something that has caused inconvenience or unhappiness: --
We apologize in advance for omitting many important references, including some key original work.
Now we state the main results of this work together with some comments and short historical remarks (we apologize for their incompleteness).
A spokesman has called the center to apologize.
She apologized for the inferior quality of paper used in several issues, ' 'but the difficulty she has found in procuring it has been great.
I apologize in advance if any inaccuracies or discrepancies have crept in during production.
It is acceptable to apologize even when it is not your fault.
Her husband apologizes for being unjust, but she says no one will know.
If they then apologized, they would not be punished, other than having their name recorded in the appropriate register.
