From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishI hate to ask/interrupt/disturb etcI hate to ask/interrupt/disturb etcspokenSORRY/APOLOGIZE used to say that you are sorry that you have to ask etc I hate to ask you this, but would you mind giving me a lift home? I hate to interrupt, but it’s urgent. → hate
Examples from the Corpus
I hate to ask/interrupt/disturb etc• Martin I hate to disturb you when you're cooking the books, but there's a delivery. 