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- Dictionaryrue/ruː/
verb
- 1. bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen) and wish it undone: "Ferguson will rue the day he turned down that offer"
noun
- 1. repentance; regret: archaic "with rue my heart is laden"
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RUE definition: 1. to feel sorry about an event and wish it had not happened 2. to feel sorry about an event and…. Learn more.
to feel sorry about an event and wish it had not happened; regret. rueful. adjective us / ˈru·fəl / She gave him a rueful smile. (Definition of rue from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
noun (1) : regret, sorrow. with rue my heart is laden A. E. Housman. rue. 3 of 3. noun (2) : a European strong-scented perennial woody herb (Ruta graveolens of the family Rutaceae, the rue family) that has bitter leaves used medicinally. Did you know?
Rue definition: to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly. See examples of RUE used in a sentence.
noun. European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy. synonyms: Ruta graveolens, herb of grace. see more. noun. leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy. see more. noun.
rue in British English. (ruː ) verb Word forms: rues, ruing, rued. 1. to feel sorrow, remorse, or regret for (one's own wrongdoing, past events with unpleasant consequences, etc) noun. 2. archaic. sorrow, pity, or regret. Collins English Dictionary.
Definition of rue verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To wish (an act, promise, etc.) undone or unmade; regret. Webster's New World. To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place. I rued the day I crossed paths with her. Wiktionary. Synonyms: regret. repent. sympathy. suffer. repentance. remorse. sorrow. mourn. lament. grief.
1. any of a genus ( Ruta) of strong-scented shrubs of the rue family, esp. an herb ( R. graveolens) with yellow flowers and bitter-tasting leaves formerly used in medicine. adjective. 2. designating a family (Rutaceae, order Sapindales) of woody dicotyledonous plants, including the gas plant and the citrus plants.
rue meaning, definition, what is rue: to wish that you had not done something...: Learn more.
