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    rue
    /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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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRUE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rueRue Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of RUE is to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for. How to use rue in a sentence. Did you know?

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › rueRUE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Rue definition: to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly. See examples of RUE used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRUE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    RUE meaning: 1. to feel sorry about an event and wish it had not happened 2. to feel sorry about an event and…. Learn more.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrue verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

    Definition of rue verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rueRue - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Rue is a modern verb that often looks back on the past. Shakespeare made famous the phrase " rue the day," meaning you bitterly regret a moment. For example, you might rue the day you had your first coffee if you become hopelessly addicted to it.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › rueRue - definition of rue by The Free Dictionary

    1. Any of various aromatic woody herbs or shrubs of the genus Ruta of the Mediterranean region and western Asia, especially the ornamental R. graveolens, having bipinnately compound leaves that yield an acrid volatile oil formerly used in medicine. 2. Any of various other plants having similar foliage, such as meadow rue.