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1regret — 1 verb (T) 1 to feel sorry about something you have done and wish you had not done it: regret doing sth: She deeply regretted losing her temper. (+ that): He regrets that he never went to college. | regret sth: It s a great opportunity, Mr Jarvis …
2regret — re|gret1 [rıˈgret] v past tense and past participle regretted present participle regretting [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: regreter] 1.) to feel sorry about something you have done and wish you had not done it ▪ I ve never regretted… …
3Regret (emotion) — Regret is an intelligent (and/or emotional) dislike for personal past acts and behaviors. Regret is often felt when someone feels sadness, shame, embarrassment or guilt after committing an action or actions that the person later wishes that he or …
4regret — I n. 1) to express regret(s) 2) to feel; show regret 3) deep, keen regret 4) a token of (one s) regret 5) regret at, over; for (to express regret at not being able to accept an invitation; regret for one s mistake) II v. 1) to regret deeply, very …
5Regret — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Regret >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 regret regret repining Sgm: N 1 homesickness homesickness nostalgia Sgm: N 1 mal du pays mal du pays maladie Sgm: N 1 lamentation lamentation &c. 839 …
6regret — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, bitter, deep, genuine, great, profound, real, sincere ▪ Her biggest regret was that she had never had children …
7regret — I UK [rɪˈɡret] / US verb [transitive] Word forms regret : present tense I/you/we/they regret he/she/it regrets present participle regretting past tense regretted past participle regretted ** a) to feel sorry or sad that something has happened We… …
8regret — [[t]rɪgre̱t[/t]] ♦♦♦ regrets, regretting, regretted 1) VERB If you regret something that you have done, you wish that you had not done it. [V n] I simply gave in to him, and I ve regretted it ever since... [V that] Ellis seemed to be regretting… …
9regret — 01. She later [regretted] quitting her job because she was unable to find another one for a long time. 02. He [regretted] looking at his girlfriend s diary when he read that she was planning to break up with him. 03. I decided to come to… …
10much — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 existing or occurring in a great quantity (much trouble; not much rain; too much noise). 2 (prec. by as, how, that, etc.) with relative rather than distinctive sense (I don t know how much money you want). n. 1 a great… …