Meaning & use
regret
To feel sorrow, remorse, or disappointment over something one has done or failed to do.
See it in a sentence
He regretted not calling his grandmother more often before she passed away.
She never regretted moving abroad, even during the hardest first months.
A note on using this word
Regret is often followed by a gerund ('regret leaving') for an action already taken, or by an infinitive ('regret to say') in formal bad news.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A feeling of sadness or disappointment over something that happened or that one did.
Her only regret was not traveling more while she was young.
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