3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] Calmly he looked on either life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear. --Pope. [1913 Webster] In a few hours they [the Israelites] began to regret their slavery, and to murmur against their leader. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Recruits who regretted the plow from which they had been violently taken. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: 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}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: regretting See {regret}
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