3000 English common words - Oxford by CEFR
Regret I Regretted Rɪˈɡret Decision Verb Lives Action
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regret |
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/rɪˈɡret/ /rɪˈɡret/ |
Example |
- 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- 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.
- 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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3000 English common words - Oxford by CEFR