rue
IPA: rˈu
noun
- (archaic or dialectal) Sorrow; repentance; regret.
- (archaic or dialectal) Pity; compassion.
- Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines.
- A surname.
verb
- (obsolete, transitive) To cause to repent of sin or regret some past action.
- (obsolete, transitive) To cause to feel sorrow or pity.
- (transitive) To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.
- (archaic, intransitive) To feel compassion or pity.
- (archaic, intransitive) To feel sorrow or regret.
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Examples of "rue" in Sentences
- Some say he may rue someday.
- The criminals will rue the day.
- He rues for failing the midterm.
- He did not rue for leaving the city.
- When is the moment you rue the most
- Now she realized the problem and rues.
- The heart of the neighborhood is the rue Demean.
- Ingram is rueing for breaking his girlfriend's heart.
- He knows that him rueing will not make any difference.
- People were told not to rue the past but to look at the bright future.