Regretful - definition of regretful by The Free Dictionary

1. Expressing or inclined to express an apology: apologetic, contrite, penitent, repentant, sorry. 2. Feeling or expressing regret for one's ... Regretful-definitionofregretfulbyTheFreeDictionaryhttps://www.thefreedictionary.com/regretfulPrinterFriendly regretfulAlsofoundin:Thesaurus,Encyclopedia. re·gret·ful (rĭ-grĕt′fəl)adj.Fullofregret;sorrowfulorsorry.re·gret′ful·lyadv.re·gret′ful·nessn.AmericanHeritage®DictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,FifthEdition.Copyright©2016byHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.PublishedbyHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.Allrightsreserved.re•gret•ful(rɪˈgrɛtfəl)adj.fullofregret;sorrowfulbecauseofwhatislost,gone,ordone.re•gret′ful•ly,adv.re•gret′ful•ness,n.RandomHouseKernermanWebster'sCollegeDictionary,©2010KDictionariesLtd.Copyright2005,1997,1991byRandomHouse,Inc.Allrightsreserved. ThesaurusAntonymsRelatedWordsSynonymsLegend:SwitchtonewthesaurusAdj.1.regretful-feelingorexpressingregretorsorroworasenseoflossoversomethingdoneorundone;"feltregretfuloverhisvanishedyouth";"regretfulovermistakesshehadmade";"hefeltbadaboutbreakingthevase"sorry,badpenitent,repentant-feelingorexpressingremorseformisdeedsunregretful,unregretting-feelingnoregret;"wascompletelyunregretfulaboutwhathadhappened"BasedonWordNet3.0,Farlexclipartcollection.©2003-2012PrincetonUniversity,FarlexInc.regretfuladjectivesorry,disappointed,sad,ashamed,apologetic,mournful,rueful,contrite,sorrowful,repentant,remorseful,penitentHegavearegretfulsmile.Usage: Regretfulandregretfullyaresometimeswronglyusedwhereregrettableandregrettablyaremeant.AsimplewayofmakingthedistinctionisthatwhenyouregretsomethingYOUhavedone,youareregretful:hegavearegretfulsmile;hesmiledregretfully.Incontrast,whenyouaresorryaboutanoccurrenceyoudidnotyourselfcause,youviewtheoccurrenceasregrettable:thisisaregrettable(notregretful)mistake;regrettably(notregretfully,i.e.becauseofcircumstancesbeyondmycontrol)Ishallbeunabletoattend.CollinsThesaurusoftheEnglishLanguage–CompleteandUnabridged2ndEdition.2002©HarperCollinsPublishers1995,2002regretfuladjective1.Expressingorinclinedtoexpressanapology:apologetic,contrite,penitent,repentant,sorry.2.Feelingorexpressingregretforone'ssinsormisdeeds:compunctious,contrite,penitent,penitential,remorseful,repentant,sorry. 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Translationsنادِم،آسِفٌعلىlítostivýfuldafbeklagelsebedauerndsajnálkozóhryggur;fullureftirsjárdispiaciutospiacentefullavangerfullavbeklagelseľútostivýpişmanüzüntülü遗憾的regretful[rɪˈgretfʊl]ADJ→arrepentido,pesarosotoberegretfulthat→lamentarque+subjunhewasmostregretfulaboutit→lolamentóprofundamentewearenotregretfulaboutleaving→nonospesatenerquepartirCollinsSpanishDictionary-CompleteandUnabridged8thEdition2005©WilliamCollinsSons&Co.Ltd.1971,1988©HarperCollinsPublishers1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005regretfuladjlook,attitude→bedauerndattr;hewasextremelyregretful(aboutit)→estatihmsehrleid,erbedauerteessehr;itisregretfulthat…→esistbedauerlich,dass…CollinsGermanDictionary–CompleteandUnabridged7thEdition2005.©WilliamCollinsSons&Co.Ltd.1980©HarperCollinsPublishers1991,1997,1999,2004,2005,2007regretful[rɪˈgrɛtfʊl]adj(person)→spiacente,dispiaciuto/a;(look)→dispiaciuto/aCollinsItalianDictionary1stEdition©HarperCollinsPublishers1995regret(rəˈgret)–pasttense,pastparticiplereˈgretted–verbtobesorryabout.Iregretmyfoolishbehaviour;IregretthatImissedtheconcert;Iregretmissingtheconcert;Iregrettoinformyouthatyourapplicationforthejobwasunsuccessful.isspytيَنْدَم،يأسَفсъжалявамlamentarlitovatbedauernfortryde;beklageλυπάμαιlamentarkahetsemaتاسفخوردنkatuaregretterלְהִתחָרֵטपश्चातापकरना,दुखीहोनाžaliti,požalitisajnál(vmit)menyesalisjáeftirdispiacere,rincrescere残念に思う후회하다apgailestauti,gailėtisparnožēlujāsakakesal,sesalbetreurenangre,væreleifor,beklageżałowaćخواشينىښكارهكولافسوسكولپښيمانهكيدل،پښيمانىافسوسlamentararegreta,a-ipărearăuсожалетьľutovaťžalitivaraledsenöver,beklaga,ångraเสียใจpişmanolmak,üzülmek懊悔жалкувати,шкодуватиافسوسکرناtiếc懊悔nounafeelingofsorrow,orofhavingdonesomethingwrong.Ihavenoregrets/IfeelnoregretaboutwhatIdid;ItwaswithdeepregretthatIheardthenewsofhisdeath.spyt,leedweseأَسَف،نَدَمсъжалениеpesarlítostdasBedauernfortrydelse;beklagelseθλίψη,μεταμέλειαpesar;remordimientokahetsusپشیمانی؛افسوسsururegretחרטהपश्चातापžaljenje,kajanjesajnálatpenyesalaneftirsjá;harmur;söknuðurrammarico,rimpianto後悔후회apgailestavimas,gailestis,liūdesysnožēlakekesalan,penyesalanleedwezenbeklagelse,anger;sorgżalافسوسpesarregretсожалениеľútosťobžalovanježaljenjeånger,ledsnad,sorgความเศร้าโศกเสียใจpişmanlık,üzüntü懊悔жаль,смутокافسوسsựtiếc遗憾，懊悔，悲伤reˈgretfuladjectivefeelingregret.rouvolنادِم،آسِفٌعلىизпълненсъссъжалениеpesarosolítostivýbedauerndfuldafbeklagelseθλιμμένος,μετανιωμένοςconpesar;conremordimientokahetsevمتاسف؛پشیمانkatuvainenpleinderegretמָלֵאחֲרָטָהखेदपूर्णkojižali,kojisekajesajnálkozópenuhpenyesalanhryggur;fullureftirsjárdispiaciuto残念な후회하는apgailestaujantisnožēlaspilnspenuhkekesalan,penuhpenyesalanbedroefdfullavanger/beklagelse,bedrøvetpełenubolewaniaخپه،خواشينى،پښيمانpesarosoplinderegreteполныйсожаленияľútostivýobžalujočpokajničkibedrövad,ångerfullเสียดายpişman,üzüntülü遺憾的засмученийافسوسناکcảmthấyhốitiếc遗憾的reˈgretfullyadverbwithregret.Regretfully,wehavehadtoturndownyouroffer.ongelukkigبِأَسَفсъссъжалениеpesarosamentebohuželmitBedauernbeklageligvisδυστυχώςlamentablementekahjuksباتاسفpahoittelevastiàregretבְּצַעָרखेदपूर्वकnažalostsajnosdenganmenyesalmeðeftirsjápurtroppo残念ながら후회하며deja,gaila,suliūdesiuarnožēlu;diemžēldengankesalnyahelaasdessverre,beklageligviszprzykrością/żalemپهخواشينىدخفګانپهتوګهcompesarcure­gret(e)ксожалениюbohužiaľnažalostnažalosttyvärr,beklagligtnogซึ่งเสียใจüzüntüyle,neyazıkki,maalesef遺憾地засмученоمتاسفانہnuốitiếc遗憾地reˈgrettableadjectivearegrettablemistake.betreurenswaardigيُؤْسَفلَهнепростимlamentávelpolitováníhodnýbedauerlichbeklageligθλιβερόςlamentablekahetsusväärneتاسفآورvalitettavaregrettableמצערखेदजनक,शोचनीयžaljenjavrijedan,zaosudusajnálatospatutdisesalkanhörmulegurincrescioso,spiacevole残念な유감스러운apgailėtinasnožēlojams;neapskaužamsdikesali,disesalibetreurenswaardigbeklageliggodnypożałowania,żałosnyدخواشينىوړ،دخفګاناوافسوسوړlamentávelregretabilприскорбныйpoľutovaniahodnývredenobžalovanjazažaljenjebeklaglig,beklagansvärdน่าสลดใจüzücü令人遺憾的прикрийقابلافسوسđángtiếc令人遗憾的reˈgrettablyadverbbetreurenswaardigبصورَةٍيُؤْسَفلَهاнепростимоlamentavelmentebohuželbedauerlicherweisebeklageligtδυστυχώςlamentablementekahjuksبهطورتاسفانگیز؛متاسفاهvalitettavastiregrettablementלמרבההצערखेदपूर्वक,पश्चातापकरतेहुएzažaljenje,žalosnosajnálatosandisesalkanhörmulegapurtroppo残念なことには유감스럽게도apgailėtinai,gailanožēlojami;neapskaužamisangatdikesali,sangatdisesalibetreurenswaardigbeklageligvisniestetyدخواشينىوړlamentavelmente(înmod)regretabilприскорбноbohužiaľobžalovanjavrednonažalostbeklagansvärtอย่างเศร้าสลดใจüzücüolarak;maalesef,neyazıkki令人遺憾地прикроافسوسناکطریقےسےđángtiếc令人遗憾地regrettableisspeltwithtwots.KernermanEnglishMultilingualDictionary©2006-2013KDictionariesLtd. 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Butthey'vebeenveryscarceforafewyearsandweusuallyhavetobecontentwithelephantsorbuffaloes,"answeredthecreature,inaregretfultone.ViewincontextSincethenthetroublesofhermarriedlifehaddeepened,andtheabsenceofotherreliefencouragedherregretfulruminationoverthatthinromancewhichshehadoncefedon.ViewincontextWeshallseeParisonlyforalittlewhileaswecomebacktotakeupourlineofmarchfortheship,andsoImayaswellbidthebeautifulcityaregretfulfarewell.Viewincontext"Yes,mydearGodfrey,"saidNancy,whowassittingwithherhandstightlyclaspedtogether,andwithyearning,regretfulaffectioninhereyes.ViewincontextShepeepedfromthewindowintothegarden,andfeltherselfmoreregretfulatleavingthisspotofblackearth,vitiatedwithsuchanage-longgrowthofweeds,thanjoyfulattheideaofagainscentingherpineforestsandfreshclover-fields.ViewincontextAndAmy,inherexile,longedeagerlytobeathome,thatshemightworkforBeth,feelingnowthatnoservicewouldbehardorirksome,andremembering,withregretfulgrief,howmanyneglectedtasksthosewillinghandshaddoneforher.ViewincontextAtthisjunctureasquireenteredtosaythatShandy'spresencewasrequiredatthegates,andthatworthy,withasorrowingandregretfulglanceattheunemptiedflagon,lefttheroom.ViewincontextInherlonelymomentsshewastroubledbyregretfulthoughtsofMoody,whichperplexedandirritatedher.ViewincontextWithwistful,regretfulfacestheywatcheditssilverflightthroughtheair,butnotonemovedtofollowit.Viewincontext"Everybodygnessesoverit,"shewarned,whileinwardlyshewaspuzzledthatsheshouldatthesametimebegladandregretfulthathedidnotfightanymore.ViewincontextTheywentheavenward,supportingeachotheralongthedifficultpathwhichitwastheirlottotread,andneverwastedoneregretfulthoughtonthevanitiesofMerryMount.ViewincontextShehadnolongingtoputtheminherearsnow:herheadwithitsdarkringsofhairlaybacklanguidlyonthepillow,andthesadnessthatrestedaboutherbrowandeyeswassomethingtoohardforregretfulmemory.Viewincontext Dictionarybrowser ? ▲regraftregrantregrateRegraterRegrateryRegratiatoryregratorregrederegredienceregreenregreetregressregressionregressionanalysisregressioncoefficientregressioncurveregressionequationregressionlineregressionofyonxRegressionpointregressiontowardthemeanregressiveRegressivemetamorphismregressivelyregretregretfulregretfullyregretsregrettableregrettablyregrindregroomregrooveregroupregroupingregrowregrowthRegtregt.ReguardantreguerdonregularegulableregularregulararmyRegularcanonRegularcanonessRegularclergyregularconvexpolyhedronregularconvexsolidregulardodecahedron▼ Fullbrowser ? ▲RegressiveTaxes regressive-reconstructiveapproach regressively regressively regressively regressivelytransformedgerminalcentre regressiveness regressiveness regressiveness Regressivism Regressivism Regressivism regressivity regressivity regressivity regressor regressor regressor regressor regressor regressor regret regret regret regret regretcriterion RegretTheory regreted regreted regreted regretfulRegretfulMorning regretfully regretfully regretfulness regretfulness regreting regreting regrets regrets RegretsOnly regrettable regrettable Regrettables regrettably regrettably regretted regretted regretter regretter regretting regretting regrew regrind regroom regroove Regroton regroup regrouped RegroupementActionJeunesse RegroupementAnti-G20Étudiant ▼ FacebookShare Twitter CITE Site: Follow: Facebook Twitter Rss Mail Share: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Mail Open/Close MorefromDictionary,Thesaurus,andTranslations MobileApps Apple Android Kindle Windows WindowsPhone FreeTools Forsurfers: Freetoolbar&extensions WordoftheDay Help Forwebmasters: Freecontent Linking Lookupbox