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Regretted meaning

simple past and past participle of regret

Using Regretted

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of regret
  • In the example corpus, regretted often appears in combinations such as: regretted that, he regretted, regretted the.

Context around Regretted

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 11 start, 5 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

deeply 6× judas 1× doguwa 1× ever 1× thirds 1×

Often after:

making 1×

Sentence patterns with Regretted

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

deeply regretted by his 2× balloon and regretted that it 1× caused is regretted 1× client deeply regretted his actions 1× deeply regretted by her 1× deeply regretted by their 1× doguwa regretted that the 1× green thirds regretted the division 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

deeply regretted by 3× he regretted that 3× according to matthew 1× but analysts said 1× but sandeep had 1× doguwa regretted that 1×

Common sentence endings:

bit he said 1× circle of friends 1× effort to go 1× entire family circle 1× for his miracle 1× from the government 1×

Words around Regretted

Just before it in the word index:

regrettably 130 regrettable 149 regrets 446 regretfully 18 regretful 32 regreted 2

Just after it in the word index:

regretting 68 regrew 2 reground 5 regroup 142 regrouped 75 regrouping 37

Similar in corpus frequency:

affinity 411 airspace 411 bowman 411 boyle 411 changer 411 cheryl 411

Corpus analysis for Regretted

  • In this selection, "regretted" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, deeply, judas, doguwa and making stand out and add context to how "regretted" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include deeply regretted by his, balloon and regretted that it and deeply regretted. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "regretted" sits close to words such as affinity, airspace and bowman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with regretted

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Any inconvenience caused is regretted. (5 words)

Deeply regretted by their partners. (5 words)

According to Matthew, Judas regretted his choice. (7 words)

Longer example sentences

He regretted that the same church which was filled to capacity on Sunday for seven hours for prayers and worship could collapsed at a time five persons were inside praying, adding that there was every need to thank God for his miracle. (42 words)

But analysts said the unexpected incident will not help the strained ties between the two countries, and particularly China's initial response where it said they could not control the balloon and “regretted” that it unintentionally entered U.S. space. (40 words)

For Teal, Jim Osborne said his client deeply regretted his actions, and that being banned from driving would have a significant effect on his roofing business as he was only driver, with two employees who rely on him for transport. (40 words)

Question examples

Have you ever regretted the decision to run for president and take up the office? (15 words)

Example sentences (20)

According to Matthew, Judas regretted his choice.

Any inconvenience caused is regretted.

But analysts said the unexpected incident will not help the strained ties between the two countries, and particularly China's initial response where it said they could not control the balloon and “regretted” that it unintentionally entered U.S. space.

But Sandeep had to trim it by 8-9 minutes “due to pressure”, though he regretted it later.

Deeply regretted by her family, extended family, relatives, neighbours and friends.

Deeply regretted by his loving daughter Mary, son-in-law Jimmy, grandson Joseph, brother Eamon, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and a large circle of friends.

Deeply regretted by his loving sister Ann Hickey brothers Jim, Joe, Liam and Christy, nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law, sister-in-law, cousins, neighbours, former work colleagues and his many friends.

Deeply regretted by their partners.

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Doguwa regretted that the authors of the rumour are not in touch with modern democracy, where technology is applied to ease the flow of communication, even in the process of governance.

Fellow "godfather" Dr Geoffrey Hinton has also signed the same warnings as Prof Bengio, and retired from Google recently saying he regretted his work.

For Teal, Jim Osborne said his client deeply regretted his actions, and that being banned from driving would have a significant effect on his roofing business as he was only driver, with two employees who rely on him for transport.

Have you ever regretted the decision to run for president and take up the office?

He regretted that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf under a planned conspiracy tried to create constitutional and legal crises in the country.

He regretted that some of them who escaped attacks now live with life-threatening injuries with no help from the government.

He regretted that the same church which was filled to capacity on Sunday for seven hours for prayers and worship could collapsed at a time five persons were inside praying, adding that there was every need to thank God for his miracle.

He said he "regretted" what "I had to do".

His death is very deeply regretted and sadly missed by the entire family circle.

Hosts Barnards Green thirds regretted the division to put their visitors into bat as the Herefordshire side ran riot hitting 363.

I have never regretted making the effort to go.

I have not regretted that decision one bit,’ he said.

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Common combinations with regretted

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "regretted" in a sentence?
An example: "According to Matthew, Judas regretted his choice." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "regretted" from authentic English texts.
What does "regretted" mean?
Regretted means: simple past and past participle of regret
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