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Regret I Regretted Rɪˈɡret Decision Verb Lives Action

Word3 regret
WordType (verb)
Phonetic /rɪˈɡret/ /rɪˈɡret/
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  • if you don't do it now, you'll only regret it.
  • the decision could be one he lives to regret.
  • i soon came to regret my action.
  • ‘i've had a wonderful life,’ she said, ‘i don't regret a thing.’
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regret

(verb)/rɪˈɡret/ /rɪˈɡret/

    Verb Forms

  1. to feel sorry about something you have done or about something that you have not been able to do
    • If you don't do it now, you'll only regret it.
    • The decision could be one he lives to regret.
    • I soon came to regret my action.
    • ‘I've had a wonderful life,’ she said, ‘I don't regret a thing.’
    • She regretted the words the moment they were out of her mouth.
    • He bitterly regretted ever having mentioned it.
    • I never regretted dropping out of college.
    • I deeply regret what I said.
    • I regret that I never got to meet him in person.

    Extra Examples

    • I immediately regretted not asking for his name and address.
    • It was a decision she would soon regret.
    • Pierre told them some things he later regretted telling.
    • She knew that she would live to regret this decision.
  2. used to say in a polite or formal way that you are sorry or sad about a situation
    • The airline regrets any inconvenience.
    • The president said that his country deeply regretted the incident.
    • The United States regrets the loss of innocent civilian lives.
    • I regret that I am unable to accept your kind invitation.
    • I very much regret that I cannot be with you this evening.
    • We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful.
    • I regret to say that we cannot let you have the picture.
    • It is to be regretted that so many young people leave school without qualifications.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Old French regreter ‘bewail (the dead)’.
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