regret

Определение regret в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: The instance of such an emotion; To feel sorry about (a thing that has happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead
He regretted his words.; To feel sorry about (any thing)
I regret that I have to do this, but I don't have a choice.; To feel sorry about some past thing, wishing it had not happened, but something else instead; decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the party"; {n} grief, sorrow, vexation, dislike; Regret is a feeling of sadness or disappointment, which is caused by something that has happened or something that you have done or not done. Lillee said he had no regrets about retiring; If someone expresses regret about something, they say that they are sorry about it. He expressed great regret and said that surgeons would attempt to reverse the operation She has accepted his resignation with regret; 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"; 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; especially, a mourning on account of the loss of some joy, advantage, or satisfaction; {i} sorrow, remorse, anguish; feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about; feel sad about the loss or absence of; {f} feel sorrow, feel remorseful, rue; Dislike; aversion; If you regret something that you have done, you wish that you had not done it. I simply gave in to him, and I've regretted it ever since Ellis seemed to be regretting that he had asked the question Five years later she regrets having given up her home; be sorry; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"; be sorry; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard" decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the party" feel sad about the loss or absence of; politeness You can say that you regret something as a polite way of saying that you are sorry about it. You use expressions such as I regret to say or I regret to inform you to show that you are sorry about something. `I very much regret the injuries he sustained,' he said I regret that the United States has added its voice to such protests Her lack of co-operation is nothing new, I regret to say; To experience regret on account of; to lose or miss with a sense of regret; to feel sorrow or dissatisfaction on account of (the happening or the loss of something); as, to regret an error; to regret lost opportunities or friends; fear
I fear I have bad news for you: your husband has died.
regretful: Sorrowful about what has been lost or done
regretful: Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets
regretfully: Unfortunately, in a manner inspiring or deserving regret; used only as a sentence adverb|sentence adverb]] (to introduce and modify an entire sentence)
regretfully: In a regretful manner, with regret
regretfulness: The state or condition of being regretful
Mervyn thought that he could detect a certain regretfulness in his companion's voice.
regretter: Agent noun of regret; one who regrets
Catholics were not the only regretters of the British Government's lack of courtesy to Cardinal Lauri during his two passings through England and Wales.
regretful: feeling, expressive of, or full of regret
I regret that: I'm sorry that; I'm sorry about that
I regret to say: I am sorry to say, unfortunately I must say that -
expressed regret: exhibited sorrow, voiced remorse, expressed repentance, showed disappointment
have no regret: feel no remorse, feel no sorrow, feel no repentance
hear with regret of: feel sorrow at being informed of, feel sadness at learning of
regretful: {s} sorrowful, anguished, remorseful
regretful: If you are regretful, you show that you regret something. Mr Griffin gave a regretful smile + regretfully re·gret·ful·ly He shook his head regretfully. someone who is regretful feels sorry or disappointed
regretful: having regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"
regretful: Full of regret, indulging in regrets, repining
regretful: Full of regret; indulging in regrets; repining
regretfully: sorrowfully, remorsefully, with feelings of anguish
regretfully: with regret (used in polite formulas); "I must regretfully decline your kind invitation"
regretfully: with regret (used in polite formulas); "I must regretfully decline your kind invitation
regretfulness: {i} sorrowfulness, remorsefulness, state of feeling anguished
regrets: third-person singular of regret
regrets: a polite refusal of an invitation
regrets: plural of regret
regretted: past participle of regret
regretter: {i} one who regrets, one who feels remorse, one who feels sorrow
regretting: Also form regreting is used, although it is not generally recognized by dictionaries
to his regret: to his sorrow, regretfully for him, to his grief

regret

Расстановка переносов

re·gret

Турецкое произношение

rıgret

Синонимы

affliction, anguish, annoyance, apologies, apology, bitterness, care, compunction, concern, conscience, contrition, demur, disappointment, discomfort, dissatisfaction

Антонимы

contentedness, happiness, satisfaction, be content, be satisfied

Произношение

/rəˈgret/ /rəˈɡrɛt/

Этимология

[ ri-gret ] (verb.) 14th century. From Middle English regretten, from Old French regreter (“to lament”), from re- (intensive prefix) + greter "to weep", of Germanic origin, from Frankish *grêtan "to weep, mourn, lament", from Proto-Germanic *grētanan (“to weep”) and Frankish *grêotan "to cry, weep", from Proto-Germanic *greutanan (“to weep, cry”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghrew- (“to weep, be sad”). Cognate with Middle High German grāzan "to cry", Old English grǣtan (“to weep, greet”), Old English grēotan "to weep, lament", Old Norse gráta (“to weep, groan”), Gothic