żałować — meaning in English

English meaning

• pity noun A feeling of sorrow or sympathy for someone else's suffering.
• regret verb To feel sorry about something that happened, or wish it had gone differently.
• spare adjective Extra; kept in reserve in case it is needed.

Senses

żałować 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.
• spare (transitive) To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty.

pity — full definition

1. noun A feeling of sorrow or sympathy for someone else's suffering.
2. noun A regrettable or disappointing fact.
3. verb To feel sorrow or sympathy for someone.

regret — full definition

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

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