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rue Definition and Meaning in English (rue definition)

verb
Synonyms:regretrepentdeplore
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Rue definition: To bitterly regret something one has done or allowed to happen and wish it undone.

Definitions of Rue

  1. 1verb

    To bitterly regret something one has done or allowed to happen and wish it undone.

  2. 2noun

    A feeling of bitter regret or sorrow about something.

  3. 3noun

    A perennial evergreen shrub with bitter-tasting leaves, formerly used in medicine.

Example Sentences

casual

“She will rue the day she ever trusted him.”

formal

“He felt deep rue over his past mistakes.”

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Inflected Word Forms

past tenserued
present participleruing
adjectiverueful
adverbruefully

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

rue the dayidiom

To bitterly regret a particular past event or decision.

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Rue definition: To bitterly regret something one has done or allowed to happen and wish it undone.
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'Rue' translates to 'rue' in English. Rue definition: To bitterly regret something one has done or allowed to happen and wish it undone.
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