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  • Definition
    • regret :sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
      • he drank to drown his sorrows|he wrote a note expressing his regret|to his rue, the error cost him the game

    • regret :decline formally or politely
      • I regret I can't come to the party

    • regret :express with regret
      • I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard

    • regret :feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

      • regret :feel sad about the loss or absence of

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