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сожаление, извинения, раскаяние, горе, сожалеть, раскаиваться, горевать

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- сожаление

to hear of smth. with regret — услышать о чём-л. с сожалением
to my regret — к моему сожалению

- раскаяние, сожаление

to feel regrets — испытывать раскаяние
I have no regrets — я ни о чём не жалею, я ни в чём не раскаиваюсь

- часто pl извинение

to express regret for smth. — сожалеть о чём-л.; извиняться, просить прощения за что-л.
please accept my regrets — примите, пожалуйста, мои извинения, я очень сожалею (о происшедшем)
to send regrets — вежливо отклонить приглашение (письменно)
he did not come but sent his regrets — он не пришёл, но прислал письмо с извинениями
to express regrets at not being able … — выразить сожаление по поводу невозможности (сделать что-л.)

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- сожалеть (о чём-л.)

I regret to say — к сожалению, должен сказать
I regret that I cannot come on Monday — к сожалению, я не смогу прийти в понедельник
it is to be regretted that … — достойно сожаления /прискорбно/, что …
he died regretted by all — его кончину оплакивали все

- раскаиваться, сожалеть

to regret having done smth. — раскаиваться в каком-л. поступке
you will live to regret it — ты ещё об этом пожалеешь

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Словосочетания

dolorous ballads of death and regret — печальные баллады о смерти и сожалениях
to regret smth. deeply — глубоко сожалеть о чём-л.
deep / keen regret — горькое, острое сожаление
to feel regret — сожалеть
token of (one’s) regret — знак раскаяния
to regret for one’s mistake — сожалеть о своей ошибке
only a show of kindness / regret — только видимость доброго отношения, сожаления
to simulate regret — изображать сожаление
expression of regret — выражение сожаления
express regret — выразить сожаление; извиняться
much to my regret — к моему большому сожалению

Примеры с переводом

I don’t regret moving to York.

Я не жалею, что переехал в Йорк.

I have no regrets about leaving.

Я не жалею об уходе.

Don’t do anything you might regret.

Не делайте ничего, о чём бы вы могли пожалеть.

I regret having to leave so early.

Мне жаль так рано уезжать.

I’ve never regretted the decision.

Я никогда не жалел об этом решении.

We regret that we cannot accept your invitation.

Мы сожалеем что не можем принять ваше приглашение.

You are so going to regret it.

Ты так об этом пожалеешь.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Don’t say anything you might regret later.[del]

He recalled the evening’s debaucheries with regret.

We regret any inconvenience caused to our customers.

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Возможные однокоренные слова

regretful — опечаленный, полный сожаления, раскаивающийся, полный раскаяния
regrettable — прискорбный
regretting — сожалеющий

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: regret
he/she/it: regrets
ing ф. (present participle): regretting
2-я ф. (past tense): regretted
3-я ф. (past participle): regretted

noun
ед. ч.(singular): regret
мн. ч.(plural): regrets

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Other forms: regretted; regrets; regretting

To regret something is to wish it had never happened. Wish you hadn’t reached for that fourth piece of chocolate cake? You regret it.

Regret is often called a useless emotion, because you can only regret what has already taken place. It’s too late to change things, so all that’s left to do is regret. Regret can also function as a noun, as in the feeling of regret you have when you realize that you should have been nicer to your kid sister and should have not locked her into the dog crate for the afternoon. You often hear people exclaim «No regrets!» when they talk about their life choices, but we’re dubious because who doesn’t have at least one horrible outfit in their memory that makes them cringe with a feeling of regret?

Definitions of regret

verb

feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
verb

feel sad about the loss or absence of
“I
regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard”

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fear

be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement

type of:

inform

impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
verb

decline formally or politely

“I
regret I can’t come to the party”
noun

sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

“he wrote a note expressing his
regret”

synonyms:

rue, ruefulness, sorrow

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attrition, contriteness, contrition

sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

compunction, remorse, self-reproach

a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

guilt, guilt feelings, guilt trip, guilty conscience

remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense

penance, penitence, repentance

remorse for your past conduct

type of:

sadness, unhappiness

emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

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Verb

Don’t say anything you might regret later.

I deeply regret what I said.

She does not regret leaving him.

He regrets not traveling more when he was younger.

He says he doesn’t regret anything that he’s done in his life.

Noun

She has no regrets about leaving him.

My greatest regret is not going to college.

To my regret, I never visited Europe.

It is with deep regret that he is announcing his resignation.

My coworker gives her regrets for not being able to attend the meeting.

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verb (used with object), re·gret·ted, re·gret·ting.

to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.): He no sooner spoke than he regretted it.

to think of with a sense of loss: to regret one’s vanished youth.

noun

a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc.

a feeling of sorrow or remorse for a fault, act, loss, disappointment, etc.

regrets, a polite, usually formal refusal of an invitation: I sent her my regrets.

a note expressing regret at one’s inability to accept an invitation: I have had four acceptances and one regret.

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Origin of regret

First recorded in 1375–1425; Middle English regrete, regretten (verb), from Middle French regreter, Old French, equivalent to re- re- + -greter, perhaps from Germanic (cf. greet²)

synonym study for regret

4. Regret, penitence, remorse imply a sense of sorrow about events in the past, usually wrongs committed or errors made. Regret is distress of mind, sorrow for what has been done or failed to be done: to have no regrets. Penitence implies a sense of sin or misdoing, a feeling of contrition and determination not to sin again: a humble sense of penitence. Remorse implies pangs, qualms of conscience, a sense of guilt, regret, and repentance for sins committed, wrongs done, or duty not performed: a deep sense of remorse.

OTHER WORDS FROM regret

re·gret·ter, nounre·gret·ting·ly, adverbun·re·gret·ted, adjectiveun·re·gret·ting, adjective

Words nearby regret

regression, regression analysis, regressive, regressive assimilation, regressive tax, regret, regretful, regrettable, regrettably, regroup, regrow

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Words related to regret

anguish, annoyance, apology, bitterness, concern, contrition, disappointment, discomfort, dissatisfaction, grief, heartache, heartbreak, misgiving, nostalgia, qualm, remorse, repentance, sorrow, uneasiness, worry

How to use regret in a sentence

The 42 pages chronicle their approximately two-month long romance, including a letter of regret for breaking up sent a year later.
In a later recounting of the story, Xu’s father said his greatest regret was asking the police whether they might still recover their money.
Xu’s father later said his greatest regret was asking the officer whether they might still get their money back.
The higher the regret, the higher the chance of choosing that action next time.

It includes an algorithm called the Monte Carlo Counterfactual Regret Minimization, which evaluates all future actions to figure out which one would cause the least amount of regret.
Like his old man, he keeps it reined in, but when talking about fishing, a true regret seeps out.
Scalise has called the talk, which he delivered in a hotel outside New Orleans, “a mistake I regret.”
And his understandable expressions of regret—now that his book is tanking—come as too little, too late.
The report said the CIA expressed regret for not ultimately punishing him.
Trierweiler has also expressed regret over the tweet in a recent interview with the U.K. Observer.
That Lawrence, whom he looked upon almost as a son, should take up arms against the South was to him a source of endless regret.
Never before in human experience had such a display of kindly feeling and profound regret been witnessed in similar circumstances.
She abruptly turned and went into the house, and much to Lawrence’s regret he did not see her again.
I rather regret now that I did not play my solos, but perhaps it is just as well to leave them until another time.
The little glimpse of domestic harmony which had been offered her, gave her no regret, no longing.

British Dictionary definitions for regret

verb -grets, -gretting or -gretted (tr)

(may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to feel sorry, repentant, or upset about

to bemoan or grieve the death or loss of

noun

a sense of repentance, guilt, or sorrow, as over some wrong done or an unfulfilled ambition

a sense of loss or grief

(plural) a polite expression of sadness, esp in a formal refusal of an invitation

Derived forms of regret

regretful, adjectiveregretfully, adverbregretfulness, nounregrettable, adjective

regrettably, adverbregretter, noun

Word Origin for regret

C14: from Old French regrete, of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse grāta to weep

usage for regret

Regretful and regretfully are sometimes wrongly used where regrettable and regrettably are meant: he gave a regretful smile; he smiled regretfully; this is a regrettable (not regretful) mistake; regrettably (not regretfully) , I shall be unable to attend

Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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My main regret is that I hardly ever finish my projects. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Our main regret is that the Tory leader didn’t look to Margaret Thatcher as his role model as well. ❋ Unknown (2010)

My main regret is that finances didn’t extend to a print run. ❋ Editormum (2007)

There’s Chairman Mao: «The word regret was not in his dictionary,» according to «The Private Life of Chairman Mao,» by Li Zhisui, who was Mao’s private physician for more than 20 years. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Citi Field, Dickey (8-5) reflected on what he called the regret factor in baseball and how he had none after Friday night’s game. ❋ Unknown (2010)

So perhaps «regret» is not the word you were looking for? ❋ Hal Duncan (2010)

My only regret is that my daughter is growing up way, way too fast, and someday far too soon she’ll be up and off to college before I even know it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

My only regret is I won’t be able to read anything else new by him. ❋ Unknown (2009)

My dad has always said that his one regret is that his parents never made him speak German at home; they always spoke English because they wanted to be more “American”. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But to answer the question properly — what are we missing out on — my own regret is that I don’t get to read French steampunk! ❋ Unknown (2009)

My only regret is that these ILLEGALS will come to California, where we have all talk, no action, in regards to these ILLEGALS. ❋ Unknown (2010)

My one regret is that Holder himself will not feel the pain directly and personally that is being caused here. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The only thing I regret is that I lost a whole year of Infontavil benefits. ❋ Unknown (2009)

My only regret is that Day does not include the lyrics Coward wrote to the tune of Cole Porter’s «Let’s Do It,» the Las Vegas recording of which is an indisputable classic. ❋ Jonathan Yardley (2010)

My only regret is that I think the scenes with Ramon will forever be scarred on my retina. ❋ Nalini Singh (2009)

My biggest regret is that the people destroying our country, conservatives, will never see the history texts asking how it is that an entire group of people ignored fact, shouted down truth, attacked others when backed into a corner on policy, and basically crushed the spirit of the American people with hatred and fear. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sometimes I would think good for me I followed my path and didnt turn back in regret or wonder to far from my career path. ❋ Beth McC. (2009)

I really regret [hurting] [the man] that [I love]. ❋ IREP (2008)

I dearly regret [hurting] the people I loved… It’s [too late] now, what’s done is done — yet [the pain] lasts forever. ❋ Freddy The Phisher (2009)

Man…I really regret [going] to that [bar] [last night]. ❋ S. Deviant (2008)

[Regret] is never fun.
Regret is an unsettling feeling.
I hope you don’t [regret] your [choices].
Regret is never fun.
Regret is not an easy thing to [get over]. ❋ PineappleJuice (2015)

[Oh my god], [look at that] regret [over there]… ❋ FabricOfTime (2017)

Girl 1: I can’t believe I let that [master Manipulator] inside my holy grail, it makes me vomit with absolute regret when I think about him
Girl 2: Don’t [blame yourself], everyone has fallen victim to a player at least once in their life
Girl 1: [NFG]. For all I care, matt can go off to Boston and get an STD, his dick will fall off, then all women will be safe! Fuck him! ❋ Regret-NFG-Womanized 1 (2013)

«Nowhere can a man run- no matter how far- from that which resides in his [mind’s eye]. In vain, he persuades himself that he’s able, that he can roam the world eternally until his thoughts fall to the [wayside] in exhaustion, that he can outlast them as though they were bound by mortal limitations. In his delusion, he forgets that he cannot outrun himself; for his antagonist does not rest from without, but from within. [Like a demon] sitting on his shoulder, the imp whispers his barbs wherever he goes, piercing him with every step; and yet he continues, thinking his consolation to be measured in miles…»
Regret cannot be satisfied with distance- that is the moral of this story. ❋ WhatYouThinkVWhatYouKnow (2013)

1. I’m proud of [what I did] today. I tried my best, [no regrets].
2. (After doing something crazy) That was awesome. I can’t believe [I did that], no regrets! ❋ GhostWriter429 (2016)

«I have many [regrets] [in life], but you were not [one of them].» ❋ OneBadAsp (2006)

The guy didn’t regret a single thing he ever said or did to anybody, since most of it he did on purpose. If he had the chance to do life over again, he would do it the exact same way he had done it. But he did regret some of [the folks] he met [along the way]. He knew which faces he’d [never miss] seeing once he didn’t see them anymore. ❋ Solid Mantis (2019)

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re·gret

(rĭ-grĕt′)

v. re·gret·ted, re·gret·ting, re·grets

v.tr.

1. To feel sorry, disappointed, distressed, or remorseful about: I regret not speaking to her before she left.

2. To remember with a feeling of loss or sorrow; mourn: «He almost regretted the penury which he had suffered during the last two years since the desperate struggle merely to keep body and soul together had deadened the pain of living» (W. Somerset Maugham).

1. A feeling of sorrow, disappointment, distress, or remorse about something that one wishes could be different.

2. A sense of loss and longing for someone or something gone or passed out of existence: «We have both had flashes of regret for those vanished, golden people» (Anne Rivers Siddons).

3. regrets A courteous expression of regret, especially at having to decline an invitation.

[Middle English regretten, to lament, from Old French regreter : re-, re- + -greter, to weep (perhaps of Germanic origin).]

re·gret′ter n.

Synonyms: regret, sorrow, grief, anguish, woe, heartbreak
These nouns denote mental distress. Regret has the broadest range, from mere disappointment to a painful sense of dissatisfaction or self-reproach, as over something lost or done: She looked back with regret on the pain she had caused her family. He had no regrets about leaving his job.
Sorrow connotes sadness caused by misfortune, affliction, or loss; it can also imply contrition: «sorrow for his … children, who needed his protection, and whom he could not protect» (James Baldwin).
Grief is deep, acute personal sorrow, as that arising from irreplaceable loss: «Grief fills the room up of my absent child, / Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me» (Shakespeare).
Anguish implies agonizing, excruciating mental pain: «I pray that our heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement» (Abraham Lincoln).
Woe is intense, often prolonged wretchedness or misery: «the deep, unutterable woe / Which none save exiles feel» (W.E. Aytoun).
Heartbreak is overwhelming grief: «Better a little chiding than a great deal of heartbreak» (Shakespeare).

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

regret

(rɪˈɡrɛt)

vb (tr) , -grets, -gretting or -gretted

1. (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to feel sorry, repentant, or upset about

2. to bemoan or grieve the death or loss of

3. a sense of repentance, guilt, or sorrow, as over some wrong done or an unfulfilled ambition

4. a sense of loss or grief

5. (plural) a polite expression of sadness, esp in a formal refusal of an invitation

[C14: from Old French regrete, of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse grāta to weep]

reˈgretful adj

reˈgretfully adv

reˈgretfulness n

reˈgrettable adj

reˈgrettably adv

reˈgretter n

Usage: Regretful and regretfully are sometimes wrongly used where regrettable and regrettably are meant: he gave a regretful smile; he smiled regretfully; this is a regrettable (not regretful) mistake; regrettably (not regretfully), I shall be unable to attend

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

re•gret

(rɪˈgrɛt)

v. -gret•ted, -gret•ting,
n. v.t.

1. to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.).

2. to think of with a sense of loss.

3. a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc.

4. a feeling of sorrow or remorse for a fault, act, loss, etc.

5. regrets, a polite, usu. formal refusal of an invitation.

[1300–50; Middle English regretten (v.) < Middle French regreter, Old French]

re•gret′ter, n.

Regret

regret

– be sorry

1. sadness and disappointment

Regret and be sorry are both used to say that someone feels sadness or disappointment about something that has happened, or about something they have done. Regret is more formal than be sorry.

You can say that you regret something or are sorry about it.

I immediately regretted my decision.

Astrid was sorry about leaving abruptly.

You can also say that you regret or are sorry that something has happened.

Pisarev regretted that no real changes had occurred.

He was sorry he had agreed to stay.

You can also say that you regret doing something.

None of the women I spoke to regretted making this change.

Be Careful!
Don’t say that you ‘are sorry doing‘ something.

2. apologizing

When you are apologizing to someone for something that has happened, you can say that you are sorry about it.

I‘m sorry about the mess – I’ll clean up.

You can also report someone’s apology by saying that they are sorry about something.

She was very sorry about all the trouble she’d caused.

Be Careful!
Don’t say that you are ‘sorry for‘ something.

In conversation, don’t apologize by saying that you ‘regret’ something. Regret is only used in formal letters and announcements.

London Transport regrets any inconvenience caused by these delays.

3. giving bad news

When you are giving someone some bad news, you can begin by saying ‘I‘m sorry to tell you…’. In a formal letter, you say ‘I regret to inform you…’.

I‘m very sorry to tell you this, but she’s dead.

I regret to inform you that your application has not been successful.

Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012

regret

Past participle: regretted
Gerund: regretting

Imperative
regret
regret

Present
I regret
you regret
he/she/it regrets
we regret
you regret
they regret

Preterite
I regretted
you regretted
he/she/it regretted
we regretted
you regretted
they regretted

Present Continuous
I am regretting
you are regretting
he/she/it is regretting
we are regretting
you are regretting
they are regretting

Present Perfect
I have regretted
you have regretted
he/she/it has regretted
we have regretted
you have regretted
they have regretted

Past Continuous
I was regretting
you were regretting
he/she/it was regretting
we were regretting
you were regretting
they were regretting

Past Perfect
I had regretted
you had regretted
he/she/it had regretted
we had regretted
you had regretted
they had regretted

Future
I will regret
you will regret
he/she/it will regret
we will regret
you will regret
they will regret

Future Perfect
I will have regretted
you will have regretted
he/she/it will have regretted
we will have regretted
you will have regretted
they will have regretted

Future Continuous
I will be regretting
you will be regretting
he/she/it will be regretting
we will be regretting
you will be regretting
they will be regretting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been regretting
you have been regretting
he/she/it has been regretting
we have been regretting
you have been regretting
they have been regretting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been regretting
you will have been regretting
he/she/it will have been regretting
we will have been regretting
you will have been regretting
they will have been regretting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been regretting
you had been regretting
he/she/it had been regretting
we had been regretting
you had been regretting
they had been regretting

Conditional
I would regret
you would regret
he/she/it would regret
we would regret
you would regret
they would regret

Past Conditional
I would have regretted
you would have regretted
he/she/it would have regretted
we would have regretted
you would have regretted
they would have regretted

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	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» ruefulness, sorrow, rue sadness, unhappiness — emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being contriteness, contrition, attrition — sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation compunction, remorse, self-reproach — a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
Verb	1.	regret — feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about rue, repent feel, experience — undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; «She felt resentful»; «He felt regret»
	2.	regret — feel sad about the loss or absence of miss — feel or suffer from the lack of; «He misses his mother»
	3.	regret — decline formally or politely; «I regret I can’t come to the party» refuse, decline — show unwillingness towards; «he declined to join the group on a hike» regret — express with regret; «I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard»
	4.	regret — express with regret; «I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard» inform — impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; «I informed him of his rights» regret — decline formally or politely; «I regret I can’t come to the party» fear — be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; «I fear I won’t make it to your wedding party»

regret

verb

1. be or feel sorry about, feel remorse about, be upset about, rue, deplore, bemoan, repent (of), weep over, bewail, cry over spilt milk She regrets having given up her home.
be or feel sorry about be happy about, be satisfied with, rejoice over, have not looked back, feel satisfaction with

2. mourn, miss, lament, weep over, sigh over, grieve for or over, pine for or over I regret the passing of the old era.

noun

2. sorrow, disappointment, grief, sadness, unhappiness, lamentation, dejection He expressed great regret.
sorrow pleasure, satisfaction, contentment, callousness, lack of compassion, impenitence

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

regret

verb

To feel or express sorrow for:

noun

1. Unhappiness caused by the failure of one’s hopes, desires, or expectations:

2. A statement of acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon.Used in plural:

Translations

lítostlitovat

fortrydefortrydelsesorgangrebeklage

bedaŭri

katuakatumus

להצטער

žaljenjezažaliti

sajnálsajnálatmegbán

eftirsjá; harmur; söknuîursjá eftir

後悔後悔する悔いる

후회후회하다

gailėtissu liūdesiu

nožēlanožēlot

obžalovanjeobžalovati

ångerångra

เสียใจความเสียใจ

sự ân hậntiếc

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

regret

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

regret

[rɪˈgrɛt]

1. n

b. regrets npl (excuses) → scuse fpl

2. vt (news, death) → essere dispiaciuto/a per, essere desolato/a per
he is very ill, I regret to say → purtroppo è molto malato
I regret that I will be unable to attend your party (frm) → mi rincresce (di) non poter venire alla vostra festa
we regret to inform you that … (frm) → siamo spiacenti di informarla che…
I regret that I/he cannot help → mi rincresce (di) non poter aiutare/che lui non possa aiutare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

regret

(rəˈgret) – past tense, past participle reˈgretted – verb

to be sorry about. I regret my foolish behaviour; I regret that I missed the concert; I regret missing the concert; I regret to inform you that your application for the job was unsuccessful.

noun

a feeling of sorrow, or of having done something wrong. I have no regrets / I feel no regret about what I did; It was with deep regret that I heard the news of his death.

reˈgretful adjective

feeling regret.

reˈgretfully adverb

with regret. Regretfully, we have had to turn down your offer.

reˈgrettable adjective

a regrettable mistake.

reˈgrettably adverb

regrettable is spelt with two ts.

regret

→ نَدَم, يَنْدَمُ عَلَى lítost, litovat fortryde, sorg Bedauern μεταμέλεια, μετανιώνω lamentar, pesar katua, katumus regret, regretter žaljenje, zažaliti rammarico, rimpiangere 後悔, 後悔する 후회, 후회하다 betreuren, spijt anger, beklage pożałować, żal arrepender-se, arrependimento, pesar сожаление, сожалеть ånger, ångra เสียใจ, ความเสียใจ pişman olmak, pişmanlık sự ân hận, tiếc 后悔, 遗憾

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

regret

n. sentimiento de pesar; remordimiento; sentir, lamentar, deplorar;

I ___ to tell you → siento decirle, decirte.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

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Britannica Dictionary definition of REGRET

[+ object]

to feel sad or sorry about (something that you did or did not do)

to have regrets about (something)

Don’t say anything you might regret later.
I deeply regret what I said.
She does not regret leaving him.
He regrets not traveling more when he was younger.
He says he doesn’t regret anything that he’s done in his life.
If you don’t travel now, you might live to regret it. [=you might feel sorry or disappointed about it in the future]

not used in progressive tenses

— used formally and in writing to express sad feelings about something that is disappointing or unpleasant

We regret to inform you [=we are sorry to tell you] that we have offered the job to someone else.
We regret any inconvenience these delays may cause.
Dr. Smith regrets that she will be unable to attend. [=Dr. Smith cannot attend]
It is to be regretted [=it is regrettable/unfortunate] that the program has lost its funding.

Britannica Dictionary definition of REGRET

a feeling of sadness or disappointment about something that you did or did not do

[count]

She has no regrets about leaving him.
My greatest regret is not going to college.

[noncount]

She expressed (her) regret for calling me a liar.
To my regret, I never visited Europe.
It is with deep regret that he is announcing his resignation.
Much to the regret of my parents, I decided not to go to college. = Much to my parents’ regret, I decided not to go to college. [=my parents were disappointed that I did not go to college]

regrets

[plural]

a statement saying politely that you will not be able to go to a meeting, party, etc.

My coworker gives/sends her regrets for not being able to attend the meeting.

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Regret

We often hear people talking about their regrets. They blame themselves for doing bad things or for not doing anything when they could have done something. No one wants to live with regrets, but it seems unavoidable for most people.

People regret about their past decisions or actions. They are unhappy or disappointed with their present lives and they dwell in the past blaming themselves for their or other people’s misfortunes.

In this article, we will talk about the meanings of regret, its synonyms as well as related idioms, phrasal verbs and collocations.

My only regret is that I didn’t see the value of our relationship.
She forgave him when she saw regrets in his eyes.

When regret is a verb, it means to feel sad, sorry or unhappy about something you did or were unable to do. Regret is a transitive verb and it needs an object, obviously the thing that one is sad about.

I want to say that I regret leaving you.
I don’t want to do something I might regret later.

Dialog:

Paul: Hey, Paul. It’s good to see you again. How have you been?

David: I’m good. I am planning to settle down here. I am not going back to LA.

Paul: Wow! That’s good to hear. So, Silvia is here too?

David: No, we just had a divorce. She got our house and I am renting an apartment here. I just got a job.

Paul: I’m sorry to hear that.

David: Don’t be sorry. I think it was for the better. We can’t live together. We are completely different from each other. I regret marrying her.

Paul: Well, I am getting married next month. I was thinking of inviting you and Silvia. I guess it’s just you now.

David: I’m happy for you.

Paul: I hope we stay happy together and we don’t regret this.

David: It’s great to be married to the right person. To be honest, I didn’t regret marrying Silvia. I regret not making her feel happy in our marriage.

Paul: Oh, man. I feel sad about your divorce. It must be hard.

David: Yeah, I guess a drink can make it better.

Paul: Yeah, I think so too. We can have a drink now. I am free until 10 p.m..

Collocations:

Deep regret

Big regret

Bitter regret

Genuine regret

Great regret

Profound regret

Real regret

Sincere regret

Pang of regret

Stab of regret

Tinge of regret

Twinge of regret

Feel regret

Have regret

Express regret

Show regret

Send regret

Begin to regret

Related phrasal verbs:

Be sorry about – this is commonly used to show sympathy. When we are sorry about someone or something, it means that we are sad that something bad has happened.

I am sorry about your loss.

Feel grief at – when someone feels grief at something, it means that they feel great sadness.

She felt great grief at the sudden death of her father.

Weep over – to cry about someone or something

They don’t want anyone to weep over their misfortune.

Feel sad about – this is used to say that something is making you feel unhappy.

I feel sad about the bad news.

Feel sorry for – to feel sympathy for someone because they are in difficult or unpleasant situation.

She felt sorry for her mother who had to work really hard to support their family.

Feel remorse about – to feel great regret or guilt about the mistake that you committed.

He felt remorse about abandoning her and their kids.

Cry over – to weep because of someone or something.

She is still crying over her failed marriage.

Repent of – when someone repents of something, it means that they feel great regret about their wrongdoing or sin.

I have nothing to repent of because I believe I made great choices in my life.

Grieve for – to feel great distress for someone or something

They are still grieving for their lost money

Grieve over – refers to show sorrow publicly, either with or without sincerity

Nestor grieved over his friend’s misfortune.

Brood over – to worry anxiously about something or someone.

Jen has been brooding over her financial problems since she lost a lot of money in the casino.

Complain about – to express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.

I don’t want to complain about my taxes, but they are too high.

Condole with – to express sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief.

I should condole with my friend because I know he needs my sympathy in this unfortunate time.

Lament for – to mourn for a person’s loss or death.

They gathered to lament for the death of their dear friend.

Mourn for – to show deep sorrow or regret for someone or someone’s death.

We all mourned for the victims of the disaster.

Think better of – to decide that something is not a good idea.

I wanted to buy an expensive smart phone, but I thought better of it when I received my credit card bills.

Related idioms:

To kick oneself: Someone who kicks themselves means they blame or criticize themselves for something that they have done.

You have to stop kicking yourself. It wasn’t your fault that we lost the game.

Better (to be) safe than sorry: This means that someone should be careful before doing something as they may do something that they may regret later.

I need to study the proposal before I take any action. It’s better to be safe than sorry.

Crying over spilt milk: When someone is crying over a spilt milk, it means that they are still sad about their past misfortune.

You should focus on your life now. There’s no use crying over spilt milk.

Pangs of conscience: This refers to a feeling of guilt, embarrassment, or shame, which is caused by behavior one regrets.

I felt a pang of conscience when I didn’t do my best to meet the project’s deadline.

Dissolve into tears: To suddenly cry.

She dissolved into tears when she saw her ex-boyfriend happily dating a beautiful young girl.

Have hard feelings: To have feelings of resentment or hatred.

I didn’t know that my decision to sell our company left him with such hard feelings.

Put on the weeps: To cry, breakdown, sob, or weep.

She put on the weeps when he told her that he wanted a divorce.

Ring the blues: To cry, breakdown, sob, or weep.

She rang the blues when she was told that she was fired.

Rue the day: To feel very sorry about an event.

She will rue the day that she sold her house.

Shed bitter tears: To mourn or lament for something.

She shed bitter tears when her expensive tote bag was stolen.

Turn on waterworks: To cry too much that it looks like it is not sincere.

They staff turned on waterworks when the CEO left the company.

Sing the blues: To express grief or to complain in order to gain sympathy from other people.

Many people are singing the blues over the government.

Take it hard: To be depressed or upset with something.

I’m still upset with what happened to my project. Maybe I took it too hard.

Cry a river: To cry very hard in the presence of another person to gain their sympathy.

Joan cried a river when her mother told her that she didn’t like her to get married soon.

Cry your eyes out: To weep bitterly for a long time.

She cried her eyes out when her IPhone 8 was lost.

Eat one’s heart out: To grieve in silence.

She has been eating her heart out since her boyfriend went missing.

Stab of conscience: When someone feels a stab of conscience, it means that they feel responsible for something bad that happened.

She felt a stab of conscience when she realized that he got into an accident because of her.

Wear the willow: To grieve as the willow tree is traditionally associated with sadness.

She wore the willow when she heard the news that her best friend and her ex-boyfriend are getting married.

Synonyms (other ways to say):

Remorse

Sorrow

Contrition

Contriteness

Repentance

Penitence

Guilt

Compunction

Remorsefulness

Ruefulness

Sadness

Sorrow

Disappointment

Unhappiness

Grief

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