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Definitions for rue
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Princeton's WordNet
rue, herb of grace, Ruta graveolensnoun
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
ruenoun
leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulnessnoun
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"
rueverb
(French) a street or road in France
repent, regret, rueverb
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
Wiktionary
ruenoun
Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens, formerly used in medicines.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
ChatGPT
rue
Rue is a verb meaning to feel sorrow or regret over some past action, decision, or mistake. It can also refer to a perennial herb used in cooking and traditional medicine. As a noun, it is used poetically or symbolically to represent regret or sorrow.
Webster Dictionary
Ruenoun
a perennial suffrutescent plant (Ruta graveolens), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine
Ruenoun
fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret
Rueverb
to lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over
Rueverb
to cause to grieve; to afflict
Rueverb
to repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from
Rueverb
to have compassion
Rueverb
to feel sorrow and regret; to repent
Rueverb
sorrow; repetance
Etymology: [OE. rewen, reouwen, to grive, make sorry, AS. hrewan; akin to OS. hrewan, D. rouwen, OHG. hriuwan, G. reuen, Icel. hryggr grieved, hryg sorrow. 18. Cf. Ruth.]
Wikidata
Rue
Ruta, is a genus of strongly scented evergreen subshrubs 20–60 cm tall, in the family Rutaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, Macaronesia and southwest Asia. There are perhaps 8 to 40 species in the genus. The most well-known species is Ruta graveolens,. The leaves are bipinnate or tripinnate, with a feathery appearance, and green to strongly glaucous blue-green in colour. The flowers are yellow, with 4–5 petals, about 1 cm diameter, and borne in cymes. The fruit is a 4–5 lobed capsule, containing numerous seeds.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Rue
rōō, n. a plant of any species of genus Ruta, with bitter leaves and greenish-yellow flowers—an emblem of bitterness and grief—called Herb of grace: any bitter infusion.—ns. Rue′-anem′one, an American wild-flower; Rue′-wort, a plant of the rue family. [Fr. rue—L. ruta—Gr. rhytē.]
Rue
rōō, v.t. to be sorry for: to lament: to repent of: to compassionate: to try to withdraw from, as a bargain.—v.i. to be sorrowful: to suffer: to have pity upon:—pr.p. rue′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. rued.—n. sorrow.—n. Rue′-bar′gain, a forfeit for withdrawing from a bargain.—adj. Rue′ful, sorrowful: piteous: deplorable: mournful: melancholy.—adv. Rue′fully.—ns. Rue′fulness; Ru′ing, repentance. [A.S. hreówan, to be sorry for—hreów, sorrow; Ger. reue, Old High Ger. hriuwa, mourning.]
Editors Contribution
rue
Frenxh for street/avenue,way,
Take Rue Fabre all the way to the Seine:
Submitted by WerterBuch on January 16, 2016
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
RUE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rue is ranked #6721 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Rue surname appeared 5,023 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Rue.
75% or 3,768 total occurrences were White.
15% or 758 total occurrences were Black.
5.5% or 280 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.2% or 111 total occurrences were Asian.
1.6% or 85 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.4% or 21 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
Anagrams for rue »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of rue in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of rue in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of rue in a Sentence
Bea came from a New York stage point of view, rue McClanahan always had what we call ‘ the fourth wall. ’ And Betty came from a television point of view. She would flirt with the audience, and pull up her skirt and say, ‘ Hi, sailor. ’ But Bea never acknowledged the audience.
Bea was offended, when the writers called Rose [Betty White] dumb or Blanche [Rue McClanahan] a slut or Sophia [Estelle Getty] old, it could roll off those women’s backs because they were not like their characters.
This President's decided to immerse This President in the investigation, the scandal, and not do a degree of separation... and say,' I'm not going to let that affect the business that the people elected me.' They're going to rue the day they didn't do that.
The Democrats are going to rue the day. If they go forward with this, they are going to rue the day because the nuclear winter that will ensue in the Senate if they move forward with this is, it's just going to be, it will completely paralyze the Senate.
Thoughts with Marseille, where a building on rue Tivoli collapsed last night. I am thinking of those affected and their loved ones. An investigation is continuing with significant resources deployed. Thank you to the firefighters and rescuers mobilized.
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- أسفArabic
- litovatCzech
- rudeDanish
- Gnadenkraut, Gartenraute, Gertrudenkraut, Kreuzraute, bereuen, Raute, Weinkraut, Weinraute, TotenkrautGerman
- rudaSpanish
- aedruud, ruudEstonian
- سدابPersian
- tuoksuruuta, ruuta, katuaFinnish
- herbe de grâce, rue odorante, rue, Herbe à la belle FilleFrench
- פיגםHebrew
- पछतानाHindi
- rue, kerti ruta, rutaHungarian
- menyesaliIndonesian
- rúturunniIcelandic
- rutaItalian
- לְהִצְטַעֵרHebrew
- ルーJapanese
- 후회Korean
- rutaLatin
- wijnruitDutch
- vinruteNorwegian
- żałować, ruta zwyczajnaPolish
- compaixão, arruda, arrependimentoPortuguese
- compasiune, rută, virnanț, regret, rueRomanian
- сострадание, сожалеть, рута, сожалениеRussian
- rutvicaSerbo-Croatian
- ruelse, vinrutaSwedish
- RueTamil
- รูThai
- rue, sedef otuTurkish
- рутаUkrainian
- sự hối hậnVietnamese
- rutadaplanVolapük
- 后悔Chinese
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