Expressed regret for what one has done

Usage examples of apologised.

Tom had said, with such brio that the lecturer had half-believed him and almost apologised for the wasted journey since he had a return ticket and a girlfriend with him.

After an illustrative burp, Mrs Pallister said she only drank champagne and apologised, but the bar had champagne on tap.

I only hope she has remembered her manners and apologised to you for her unpleasant behaviour of late.

Tom, on the other hand, made jokes, clowned around, felt awkward, knocked things over and apologised again and again.

When Freddie apologised, as he would, when he tried to explain how it seemed the only option open to him, she would listen to him coldly.