regret
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Middle English regretten from Old French regreter (“‘to lament’”), from re- (intensive prefix) + greter "to weep", of Germanic origin, from Frankish *gretan from Proto-Germanic *gretan (“‘to weep’”). Akin to Gothic grētan "to weep", Old English grǣtan "to weep", Old Norse grāta "to weep, groan". More at greet
[edit] Pronunciation
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -ɛt
[edit] Verb
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Third person singular |
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to regret (third-person singular simple present regrets, present participle regretting, simple past and past participle regretted)
[edit] Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (the -ing form), except in set phrases with tell, say, and inform, where the to infinitive is used. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
feel sorry about some past thing
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[edit] Noun
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Singular |
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regret (plural regrets)
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[edit] Translations
instance of such an emotion
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[edit] External links
- regret in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- regret in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

