2006-07-02 08:42:12 · 9 answers · asked by sara 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
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i regret going to the movies that day.
OR
she regrets doing that.
its a verb.
he will regret that.
2006-07-02 08:47:00 · answer #1 · answered by pink.girl. 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We apply regret in a sentence when we feel we shouldn't have done something or when you feel someone shouldn't have done something. Or even when something happened in the past and you're not happy about it , you feel bad about it. For example: I regret not studying for this test because now i'm going to fail .
2006-07-02 15:47:54 · answer #2 · answered by You're just .......... 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Regret (verb)
1- [transitive] to feel sorry about something you have done and wish you had not done it
> I've never regretted the decision.
> Don't do anything you might regret.
regret doing something
> I now regret leaving school so young.
regret (that)
> He was beginning to regret that he'd come along.
bitterly/deeply/greatly regret
> It was a stupid thing to do and I bitterly regret it.
>If we don't act now, we'll live to regret it (=we'll regret it in the future) .
2- [not in progressive] formal used in official letters or statements when saying that you are sorry or sad about something
>We regret any inconvenience caused to our customers.
regret (that)
> I regret that I will be unable to attend.
regret to say/inform/tell
> I regret to inform you that your contract will not be renewed.
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Regret (noun)
1- [countable usually plural, uncountable]sadness that you feel about something, especially because you wish it had not happened
regret about
> I have no regrets about leaving.
great/deep regret
>She has already expressed deep regret for what happened.
with regret
> I decided with some regret that it was time to move on.
> It is with great regret that I must decline your offer.
to somebody's regret
> I lost touch with her, much to my regret.
2- give/send your regrets
formal to say that you are unable to go to a meeting, accept an invitation etc
> My father was ill and had to send his regrets.
2006-07-03 16:25:53 · answer #3 · answered by ±50% 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I regret that you forgot to provide a sentence because I cannot answer your question and get my points.
2006-07-02 15:46:09 · answer #4 · answered by Lord Tyrant 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be a verb (action) or noun (thing).
Verb: I regret that I cannot attend your party.
Noun: She looked back upon dropping out of college with great regret.
2006-07-02 15:47:10 · answer #5 · answered by -j. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah. You can say, "No Regrets" from yourself.
(It would be kind of rude to do it in a answer, though.
2006-07-02 15:46:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I regret answering this question. =)
2006-07-03 01:33:27 · answer #7 · answered by Susi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I deeply regret, I don't understand your question.
2006-07-02 15:46:10 · answer #8 · answered by scotland_in_2010 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
am sorry, apologize, am unhappy to, lament, am repentant...
Like instead of saying, "I regret to inform you that..." you could say "I apologize, but I must inform you that..."
2006-07-02 15:48:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋