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1. (v.t.) regret
to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.).
2. regret
to think of with a sense of loss.
3. (n.) regret
a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc.
4. regret
a feeling of sorrow or remorse for a fault, act, loss, etc.
5. regret
regrets, a polite, usu. formal refusal of an invitation.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME regretten (v.) < MF regreter, OF)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
"he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"
2. (verb) repent, regret, rue
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
3. (verb) regret
feel sad about the loss or absence of
4. (verb) regret
decline formally or politely
"I regret I can't come to the party"
5. (verb) regret
express with regret
"I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"
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1. (noun) regret
a feeling of disappointment or guilt about sth you did or did not do
Throughout the trial he has shown no regret.; My biggest regret is that I never apologized to her.
2. (verb) regret
to feel regret
Do you regret not taking the job?; Did he say he regretted the killings?
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. Regret
pain of mind on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing; grief; sorrow; especially, a mourning on account of the loss of some joy, advantage, or satisfaction
2. Regret
dislike; aversion
3. (verb) Regret
to experience regret on account of; to lose or miss with a sense of regret; to feel sorrow or dissatisfaction on account of (the happening or the loss of something); as, to regret an error; to regret lost opportunities or friends
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Sense: to be sorry about
I regret my foolish behaviour; I regret that I missed the concert; I regret missing the concert; I regret to inform you that your application for the job was unsuccessful.
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 Afrikaans: is spyt |
 Arabic: يَنْدَم، يأسَف |
 Bulgarian: съжалявам |
 Brazilian: lamentar |
 Czech: litovat |
 German: bedauern |
 Danish: fortryde; beklage |
 Greek: λυπάμαι |
 Spanish: lamentar |
 Estonian: kahetsema |
 Farsi: تاسف خوردن |
 Finnish: katua |
 French: regretter |
 Hebrew: לְהִתחָרֵט |
 Hindi: पश्चाताप करना, दुखी होना |
 Croatian: žaliti, požaliti |
 Hungarian: sajnál (vmit) |
 Indonesian: menyesali |
 Icelandic: sjá eftir |
 Italian: dispiacere, rincrescere |
 Japanese: 残念に思う |
 Korean: 후회하다 |
 Lithuanian: apgailestauti, gailėtis |
 Latvian: par nožēlu jāsaka |
 Malay: kesal, sesal |
 Dutch: betreuren |
 Norwegian: angre, være lei for, bekl |
 Polish: żałować |
 Persian: تاسف خوردن |
 Pashto: خواشينى ښكاره كول افسوس ك |
 Portuguese: lamentar |
 Romanian: a regreta, a-i părea rău |
 Russian: сожалеть |
 Slovak: ľutovať |
 Serbian: žaliti |
 Swedish: vara ledsenöver, beklaga, |
 Thai: เสียใจ |
 Turkish: pişman olmak, üzülmek |
 Taiwanese: 懊悔 |
 Ukrainian: жалкувати, шкодувати |
 Urdu: افسوس کرنا |
 Vietnamese: tiếc |
 Chinese: 懊悔 |
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