regretter — meaning in English
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English meaning
- miss verb To fail to hit, catch, reach, or make contact with something.
- regret verb To feel sorry about something that happened, or wish it had gone differently.
- rue verb To bitterly regret something, especially a decision or action.
- yearn verb To have a deep, often wistful longing for something or someone.
Senses
regretter is used for these senses in English:
- miss (transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret; to feel sadness at the absence of somebody or something.
- 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.
- rue (transitive) To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.
- yearn (intransitive, also, figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.
miss — full definition
- verb To fail to hit, catch, reach, or make contact with something.
- verb To fail to be present for or arrive in time for something, such as a train, meeting, or deadline.
- verb To feel sad about the absence of someone or something you wish you still had.
- verb To fail to notice, understand, or take advantage of something.
- noun A failure to hit, achieve, or succeed at something.
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.