Get to know Regret better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like decline or refuse. In Dutch this translates to betreuren.
Regret in a sentence
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Regret meaning
- To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
- To feel sorry about (any thing).
- To miss; to feel the loss or absence of; to mourn.
Synonyms of Regret
Regret vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Regret
- The main meaning on this page is: To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead. | To feel sorry about (any thing). | To miss; to feel the loss or absence of; to mourn.
- Useful related words include: rue, decline, refuse, miss.
- Possible Dutch translations are: betreuren, spijten, berouwen.
- In the example corpus, regret often appears in combinations such as: regret that, to regret, regret it.
Example sentences (20)
I don't regret not waiting until marriage for sex, but I regret the stringent upbringing that made me unfamiliar with my own body, even now.
It’s not a regret as such, but it is regret at the same time if you get what I mean.
It's unlikely you'll regret doing the exercise after you have done it, though, while there's every chance you will regret the jar of Nutella.
Sir Keir Starmer 'regret' over relationship with fatherLabour leader Sir Keir Starmer has spoken of his regret at not being close to his late father, who he described as a "difficult" and "complicated" man.
Russia expresses 'deep regret' over South Korea airspace violation, Seoul saysRussia expressed “deep regret” over one of its warplanes entering into South Korea’s airspace during its first joint air patrol with China Tuesday and.
And therein lies cause for real regret. citation Brian Flanagan has expressed regret for his actions during the Weatherman years, and compared the group's activities to terrorism.
Adam could regret blabbing his big news if Tucker does something to ban him from a CEO takeover.
Add the 4K TV to your cart and check out immediately — you may regret it if you don’t.
A decade ago, few could have foreseen that the University of Maryland would regret operating a Catholic hospital.
Adwoa Safo, who is also a former Deputy Majority Leader and Minister for Children, Gender and Social Protection expressed regret for her recent conduct and acknowledged that it was unintentional.
After delivering two compelling performances of his songs ‘Won’t Regret Minelle’ and ‘The Ghetto Cries’, Ti Blacks of the South Calypso Tent has been crowned the 2023 Calypso Monarch.
A lingering regret is not being able to interview more prominent Indigenous leaders in the Far North.
And, most importantly, he will not regret this visit.
And they regret that she wouldn’t stop covering the most dangerous regions.
Andy Camp, Chiltern Railways commercial & customer strategy director, said: “We regret that works at Warwick station have been paused while the project team assess the foundations that have been discovered.
An emotional Coach Sean McDermott acknowledged regret for crediting the 9/11 hijackers for their coordination during a Buffalo Bills team meeting four years ago.
An hour later, gripped by a deadly food coma, you’d regret it.
As Chapter 121 showed, regret is a resonant theme most major characters can relate to, most of all, Kana Arima and the late Ai Hoshino.
A statement from chairman Steve Parish on Friday explained: ‘It is with enormous regret that this difficult decision has been made.
A statement from Palace chairman Steve Parish read: “It is with enormous regret that this difficult decision has been made.
Common combinations with regret
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- regret that 18×
- to regret 17×
- regret it 16×
- regret the 15×
- expressed regret 15×
- of regret 13×
- regret for 12×
- not regret 9×
- regret and 9×
- regret at 8×