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regret
 
Noun regret has 1 sense
  1. sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness - 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"
    --1 is a kind of sadness, unhappiness
    --1 has particulars:
     attrition, contrition, contriteness; compunction, remorse, self-reproach
    Derived forms: verb regret4, verb regret2, verb regret1
Verb regret has 4 senses
  1. repent, regret, rue - feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
    --1 is one way to feel, experience
    Derived form: noun regret1
    Sample sentence:
    They regret to move
  2. regret - feel sad about the loss or absence of
    --2 is one way to     miss
    Derived form: noun regret1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  3. regret - decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the party"
    --3 is one way to     refuse, decline
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
    Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
  4. regret - be sorry; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"
    --4 is one way to     inform
    Derived form: noun regret1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
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