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  • 11Regret — 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 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12regret letter — UK US noun [C] ► HR LETTER OF REGRET(Cf. ↑letter of regret) …

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  • 13regret — regrèt m. fr. regret. Cu si pren sensa amor pòu ben si quitar sens regret prov. . voir pentiment …

    Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

  • 14regret — [n] upset over past action affliction, anguish, annoyance, apologies, apology, bitterness, care, compunction, concern, conscience, contrition, demur, disappointment, discomfort, dissatisfaction, dole, grief, heartache, heartbreak, lamentation,… …

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  • 15regret — [ri gret′] vt. regretted, regretting [ME regretten < OFr regreter, to bewail the dead < re + Gmc base as in OE gretan, ON grata, Goth gretan, to weep] 1. to feel sorry about or mourn for (a person or thing gone, lost, etc.) 2. to feel… …

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  • 16Regret — (fr., spr. R greh), 1) Bedauern; 2) Reue; davon: Regrettiren, bedauern …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 17regret — I verb apologize, be disturbed over, be penitent, be remorseful, be sorry for, bemoan, bewail, blame oneself, cry over, deplore, disapprove of, feel conscience stricken, feel uneasy about, fret, grieve at, have a bad conscience, have qualms about …

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  • 18regret profoundly — index deplore Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 19regret — (v.) to remember with distress or longing, c.1300, from O.Fr. regreter long after, bewail, lament someone s death, from re , intensive prefix + greter, possibly from Frankish (Cf. O.E. grætan to weep; O.N. grata to weep, groan ), from P.Gmc.… …

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  • 20regret — n *sorrow, grief, heartache, heartbreak, anguish, woe Analogous words: compunction, remorse, *penitence, repentance, contrition: *qualm, scruple, demur …

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