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bedauern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • afraid adj Feeling fear; frightened.
  • bemoan verb To moan or complain about (something).
  • deplore verb To express strong disapproval of something.
  • 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.

Senses

bedauern is used for these senses in English:

  • afraid Regretful, sorry; expressing a reluctance to face an unpleasant situation. [with that (+ clause) or clause; or with so or not]
  • bemoan (transitive) To moan or complain about (something).
  • deplore (transitive) To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
  • 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 (transitive) To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.

afraid — full definition

  1. adj Feeling fear; frightened.
  2. adj Used to soften bad news or a polite refusal; sorry to say.
  3. adj Worried about someone or something; concerned for their safety or outcome.

bemoan — full definition

  1. verb To moan or complain about (something).
  2. verb To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them.

Related German words