rue

verbregret

Synonyms for rue

verb regret

Antonyms for rue

Word Origin & History

"feel regret," Old English hreowan "make sorry, distress, grieve" (class II strong verb; past tense hreaw, past participle hrowen), from Proto-Germanic *khrewanan (cf. Old Frisian riowa, Middle Dutch rouwen, Old Dutch hrewan, German reuen "to sadden, cause repentance"); in part, blended with Old English weak verb hreowian "feel pain or sorrow," and perhaps influenced by Old Norse hryggja "make sad," both from Proto-Germanic *khruwjanan, all from PIE root *kreue- (2) "to push, strike" (see anacrusis). Related: Rued; ruing.

Example Sentences for rue

I assure you that now they are at the corner of the Rue Magloire.

Her room was on the Rue des Orfevres, only three doors away from the Huberts.

I may rue my opposition as long as I live, for aught she knows.

I took a pretty flat on the first floor of a house in the Rue de Rome.

I had no suspicion then how momentous they were, but afterwards I had occasion to rue them.

Among many old-wife recipes for the cure of warts is the use of rue.

In less than twenty minutes he was in the Rue d'Enfer, at Sandoz's.

After drawing breath, Claude retraced his steps to the Rue de Seine.

If he had lunched at his father's, in the Rue Vieille-du-Temple, he must certainly still be there.

At once he walked towards the Rue du Four, where the studio was situated.

rue

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bemoan

bemoaning

bewail

compunction

contrition

rue

Synonyms for rue

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