Definitions for regret
rɪˈgrɛtre·gret

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness(verb)

   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. repent, regret, rue(verb)

   feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

3. regret(verb)

   feel sad about the loss or absence of

4. regret(verb)

   decline formally or politely

   "I regret I can't come to the party"

5. regret(verb)

   express with regret

   "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. regret(Noun)

   The instance of such an emotion.

2. regret(Verb)

   To feel sorry about (a thing that has happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.

   He regretted his words.

3. regret(Verb)

   To feel sorry about (any thing).

   I regret that I have to do this, but I don't have a choice.

Origin: From regretten, from regreter, regrater, from re- + , , from Old , and Old , from greutanan, from ghrew-, equivalent to . Cognate with grazan, grætan, greotan, gráta,
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Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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. Regret(verb)

   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

Origin: [F. regretter, OF. regreter; L. pref. re- re- + a word of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. grtan to weep, Icel. grta. See Greet to lament.]

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1. Regret

   Regret was a famous American thoroughbred racehorse and the first of three fillies to ever win the Kentucky Derby.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Regret

   rē-gret′, v.t. to grieve at: to remember with sorrow:—pr.p. regret′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. regret′ted.—n. sorrow for anything: concern: remorse: a written expression of regret.—adj. Regret′ful, full of regret.—adv. Regret′fully.—adj. Regret′table.—adv. Regret′tably. [O. Fr. regrater, to desire, prob. from L. re-, again, and an Old Low Ger. form, appearing in A.S. grǽtan, Goth. gretan, to weep, Scot. greet. Others explain as from L. re-, in neg. sense, and gratus, pleasing.]

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'regret' in Verbs Frequency: #786

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of regret in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of regret in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of regret in a Sentence

1. Onalaska ISD Superintendent Lynn Redden:

   I totally regret it.

2. Cindy Laporta:

   I very much regret it.

3. Bernie Sanders:

   I do not regret that at all.

4. Vanna Bonta:

   Do it right, regret nothing.

5. President Obama:

   I profoundly regret what happened.

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