spijten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- regret verb To feel sorry about something that happened, or wish it had gone differently.
Senses
spijten 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.
regret — full definition
- 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.