regret
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ big, bitter, deep, genuine, great, profound, real, sincere▪
Her biggest regret was that she had never had children.
▪She expressed deep regret at the incident.
… OF REGRET▪ pang, stab, tinge (esp. BrE), twinge (esp. AmE)VERB + REGRET▪ feel, have▪I have absolutely no regrets about resigning.
▪ express, show▪ send▪He sends his regrets about missing our 45th reunion.
PREPOSITION▪ to your regret▪To my regret, I lost touch with her years ago.
▪ with regret▪It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Mr Fred Fisher.
▪ without regret▪She thought of them without regret.
▪ regret about, regret over▪She showed no regret about leaving her country.
▪ regret at▪my sincere regret at what has happened
▪ regret for▪She enjoyed living alone, but felt a tiny pang of regret for her mother's cooking.
PHRASES▪ expression of regret▪The police offered no expression of regret at his wrongful arrest.
▪ a matter for regret (BrE), a matter of regret (esp. BrE)▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}I never learned to play an instrument and that's a matter of some regret. (BrE)
verbADVERB▪ bitterly, deeply, greatly, really, seriously, sincerely, truly, very much▪The president said that his country deeply regretted the incident.
▪ rather▪ immediately, instantly▪I immediately regretted not asking for his name and address.
▪ quickly, soon▪It was a decision she would soon regret.
▪ later▪Pierre told them some things he later regretted telling.
▪ neverVERB + REGRET▪ begin to▪ come to, grow to, live to▪She knew that she would live to regret this decision.
▪ seem toRegret is used with these nouns as the object: ↑choice, ↑decision, ↑error, ↑fact, ↑incident, ↑inconvenience, ↑indiscretion, ↑loss, ↑mistake, ↑word
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regret — [ r(ə)grɛ ] n. m. • 1530; faire regret de « manifester sa douleur à propos de » 1170; de regretter I ♦ État de conscience douloureux causé par la perte d un bien. Regret du pays natal. ⇒ nostalgie. « S attarder aux vains regrets du passé »… … Encyclopédie Universelle
regret — REGRET. s. m. Déplaisir d avoir perdu un bien qu on avoit, ou que l on pouvoit avoir. J ay grand regret à mon Amy qui est mort. il a grand regret à l occasion qu il a perduë. il a eu de bonne marchandise, il ne doit pas avoir regret à son argent … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
regret — Regret, Desyderium. N avoir point de regret à son adolescence, Non requirere adolescentiam, B. ex Cic. De regret de celles qui estoyent demeurées derriere, Ad desyderium relictarum. Estre esmeu du regret d aucun, Desyderio alicuius moueri. Je ne… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
regret — REGRÉT, regrete, s.n. Părere de rău cauzată de pierderea unui lucru sau a unei fiinţe, de o nereuşită sau de săvârşirea unei fapte nesocotite; p. ext. remuşcare, căinţă. – Din fr. regret. Trimis de dante, 05.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 REGRÉT s.… … Dicționar Român
Regret — Re*gret (r?*gr?t ), n. [F., fr. regretter. See {Regret}, v.] 1. Pain of mind on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing; grief; sorrow;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Regret — Студийный альбом EverEve … Википедия
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
regret — regrèt m. fr. regret. Cu si pren sensa amor pòu ben si quitar sens regret prov. . voir pentiment … Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu
regret — [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,… … New thesaurus
regret — [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… … English World dictionary
Regret — (fr., spr. R greh), 1) Bedauern; 2) Reue; davon: Regrettiren, bedauern … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
