Regret \Re*gret"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regretted (-t[e^]d); p.
pr. & vb. n. Regretting.] [F. regretter, OF. regreter; L.
pref. re- re- + a word of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth.
gr[=e]tan to weep, Icel. gr[=a]ta. See Greet to lament.]
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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Calmly he looked on either life, and here
Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear. --Pope.
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In a few hours they [the Israelites] began to regret
their slavery, and to murmur against their leader.
--Macaulay.
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Recruits who regretted the plow from which they had
been violently taken. --Macaulay.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
regret
n : 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" [syn: sorrow, rue, ruefulness]
v 1: feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about [syn: repent,
rue]
2: feel sad about the loss or absence of
3: decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the
party"
4: be sorry; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission
to Harvard"
[also: regretting, regretted]
WordNet (r) 2.0
regretting
See regret
WordNet (r) 2.0
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