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regret
 
Part of Speechnoun
Head Wordre-gret-
AuthorityDr. H. More.
Definition
  • 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.
Origin
    , F.
  • fr. regretter. - Regret
 
Part of Speechtransitive verb (object required for the verb)
Head Wordre-gret-
Definition
  • 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.
Origin
  • F. - regretter
  • OF. L. pref. cf. Goth. - weep
  • Icel. gr. lament.



  Headlines
Headline -    12/2/2009   Revs Jay Heaps Calls it a Career
... me. It's not sadness. I'm here with absolutely no regret. I can walk away from this game knowing there's a huge love ...read..read 132 timescomments (0)
Headline -    8/13/2009   Youk's Rage Earns Suspension
... ext four days will be quick. “I don’t have any regrets over it. The kids I work with in my charity and stuff like ...read..read 61 timescomments (0)
Other SAT prep words in this news:   fracas, opinion, suspend
Headline -    5/31/2009   Lester Saves Sox from Sweep
... . Lester, who threw 115 pitches, said his only regret was not being able to go deeper in the game. "I had a pr ...read..read 62 timescomments (0)
Other SAT prep words in this news:   slump, verge


 
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