berouwen meaning in English — regret, repent, rue

English meaning

regret verb To feel sorry about something that happened, or wish it had gone differently.
repent verb To feel deep regret for something wrong you have done, often wanting to change.
rue verb To bitterly regret something, especially a decision or action.

berouwen is used for these senses in English:

regret 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.
repent (intransitive) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of".
repent (theology, intransitive) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to practice sin and to love.
rue (transitive) To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.

verb To feel sorry about something that happened, or wish it had gone differently.
noun A feeling of sadness or disappointment about something in the past.
noun A polite refusal, especially a note declining an invitation.

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