RUE


Meaning of RUE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ru: ]

( rues, ruing, rued)

1.

If you rue something that you have done, you are sorry that you did it, because it has had unpleasant results. ( LITERARY )

Tavare was probably ruing his decision.

= regret

VERB : V n

2.

If you rue the day that you did something, you are sorry that you did it, because it has had unpleasant results. ( LITERARY )

You’ll live to rue the day you said that to me, my girl.

PHRASE : V inflects

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