- sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness - 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"
--1 is a kind of sadness, unhappiness
--1 has particulars:attrition, contrition, contriteness; compunction, remorse, self-reproach Derived forms: verb regret4, verb regret2, verb regret1
- repent, regret, rue - feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
--1 is one way to feel, experience
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun regret1
They regret to move
- regret - feel sad about the loss or absence of
--2 is one way to miss
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun regret1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- regret - decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the party"
--3 is one way to refuse, decline
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- regret - be sorry; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"
--4 is one way to inform
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun regret1
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- regret - be sorry; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"