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word regret
definition
verb
If you regret something that you have done, you wish that you had not done it.
I simply gave in to him, and I've regretted it ever since.
Ellis seemed to be regretting that he had asked the question.
Five years later she regrets having given up her home.
You can say that you regret something as a polite way of saying that you are sorry about it. You use expressions such as I regret to say or I regret to inform you to show that you are sorry about something.
'I very much regret the injuries he sustained,' he said.
I regret that the United States has added its voice to such protests.
Her lack of co-operation is nothing new, I regret to say.
I regret to inform you he died as a consequence of his injuries.
noun
Regret is a feeling of sadness or disappointment, which is caused by something that has happened or something that you have done or not done.
My great regret in life is that I didn't bring home the America's Cup.
Lillee said he had no regrets about retiring.
If someone expresses regret about something, they say that they are sorry about it.
He expressed great regret and said that surgeons would attempt to reverse the operation.
She has accepted his resignation with regret.
inflections regretsregrettingregretted
cefr-level B2

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