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rue

verb C2
MEANING IN ENGLISH

To bitterly regret something one has done or allowed to happen.

In context

01

He will live to rue the day he walked away from that once-in-a-lifetime deal.

02

She will rue the day she trusted him.

Synonyms

regret,lament,mourn

Antonyms

celebrate,rejoice

Collocations

rue the day,rue the decision,live to rue

Verb forms

Past: rued · Past participle: rued · -ing: ruing

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗