Meaning

2 senses
  1. Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.

    bedauernd, reuevoll

    ка́ющийсяkájuščijsja, сожале́ющийsožaléjuščij, жале́ющийžaléjuščij

  2. Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.

    feel bitterly regretful

    feel deeply regretful

    опеча́ленныйopečálennyj

More definitions
  • feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

Examples

4 sentences
  1. He is regretful that he couldn't go.

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  2. Tom is regretful.

    deTom bedauert es.

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  3. Sami seemed very regretful.

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  4. I feel extremely regretful.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
full of regret:
sorrowful about what has been lost or done:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
full of regret:

Forms

more regretful, most regretful
Comparativemore regretful Lesson
Superlativemost regretful Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone:sorrybad

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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