regret
🇺🇸
/rɪˈɡret/
🇬🇧
/rɪˈɡret/
verb
B2
to feel sorry about something you did or didn't do
I regret not studying harder for the test.
B2
to politely say you are sorry or sad about something
I regret to inform you that your application was not successful.
noun
R
a sad feeling about something that happened or something you did or didn't do
She felt deep regret for missing her friend's wedding.
translation
to feel sorry about something you did or didn't do; to politely say you are sorry or sad about something
a sad feeling about something that happened or something you did or didn't do
Word Forms
3rd Present
regrets
Past
regretted
Perfect
regretted
Progressive
regretting
Plural
regrets