regret
To feel sorry about, afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something…To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
» I regret that I told you.
Ich bereue, dass ich es dir gesagt habe. — Kuraimegami
Я жалею, что я тебе сказал. — marafon
Я жалею, что я вам сказал. — marafon
Я жалію, що тобі це сказав. — aandrusiak
Шкода, що я тобі це сказав. — aandrusiak
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3 sensesTo feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
He regretted his words.
I don't regret enrolling in law, but I regret not studying some Chinese.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
(broadly)To feel sorry about (any thing).
I regret that I have to do this, but I don't have a choice.
They said they regretted to inform us that the train would be late.
bedauern, bereuen, leidtun
сожале́тьsožalétʹ, жале́тьžalétʹ, сожале́тьsožalétʹ
жалкува́тиžalkuváty, шкодува́тиškoduváty
feel sad about the loss or absence of
(archaic, transitive)To miss; to feel the loss or absence of; to mourn.
Examples
1495 sentencesI regret that I told you.
Я жалію, що тобі це сказав. — aandrusiak
ruЯ жалею, что я тебе сказал. — marafon
deIch bereue, dass ich es dir gesagt habe. — Kuraimegami
I don't regret what I did.
Я не жалкую про те, що зробив. — fagott
ruЯ не сожалею о том, что сделал. — odexed
Don't do anything you might regret.
Не роби нічого, про що можеш пошкодувати. — deniko
ruНе делай ничего, о чём можешь пожалеть. — marafon
I'm sure you'll never regret it.
Певен, що ти ніколи про це не жалкуватимеш. — deniko
ruУверен, что ты никогда об этом не пожалеешь. — marafon
I regret not having taken his advice.
Я шкодую, що не скористався його порадою. — deniko
ruЯ жалею, что не прислушался к его совету. — Olya
deIch bedauere es, nicht auf seinen Rat gehört zu haben. — Wolf
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English regretten, regreten, from Old French regreter, regrater (“to lament”),From Middle English regretten, regreten, from Old French regreter, regrater (“to lament”), from re- (intensive prefix) + *greter, *grater (“to weep”), from Frankish *grātan (“to weep, mourn, lament”), from Proto-Germanic *grētaną (“to weep”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁d- (“to sound”); and Frankish *greutan (“to cry, weep”), from Proto-Germanic *greutaną (“to weep, cry”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewd- (“to weep, be sad”), equivalent to re- + greet. Cognate with Old High German grāzan (“to cry”), Old English grǣtan (“to weep, greet”), Old English grēotan (“to weep, lament”), Old Norse gráta (“to weep, groan”), Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽 (grētan, “to weep”). More at greet.
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Forms
regrets, regretting, regretted, regretted| Base form | regret · to regret |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | regrets |
| Present participle | regretting |
| Past simple | regretted |
| Past participle | regretted |
irregular
Synonyms
21 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- regret doing doing
- regret what happened
- have no regrets
- regret not doing
- regretted his decision
- regret that decision
- going to regret
- regret not having
- regret later later
- have any regrets
- will probably regret
- regret coming coming