Regretful definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Regretful definition: If you are regretful , you show that you regret something. | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'regretful'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× regretful (rɪgretfʊl ) adjective[ADJECTIVEthat] Ifyouareregretful,youshowthatyouregretsomething. MrGriffingavearegretfulsmile. Itisregretfulthatnoonehasyettobefoundguilty. Surprisingly,shedidn'tfeelnervous,orregretfulaboutheractions. [Also+about]Synonyms:sorry,disappointed,sad,ashamed MoreSynonymsofregretful regretfully adverbHeshookhisheadregretfully. 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EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency regretfulinAmericanEnglish (rɪˈɡretfəl) adjectivefullofregret;sorrowfulbecauseofwhatislost,gone,ordone Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsregretfullyadverb regretfulnessnoun Wordorigin[1640–50;regret+-ful] Examplesof'regretful'inasentence regretful Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Aminutelaterthecallwasover,andJohn'ssmilewasregretfulasheturnedtoColette.Harcourt,PalmaDOUBLEDECEIT(2002))`Nope,'Wesleysoundedregretful,`justburnedhispalmverybadly.NicolaBarkerBEHINDLINGS(2002)Surprisingly,shedidn'tfeelnervous,orregretfulaboutheractions.Lawson,JonellROSESAREFORTHERICH(2002) Trendsof regretful Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Browsealphabetically regretful regretlater regretthelackof regretthelossof regretful regrets regrettable regrettableincident AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'R' Source DefinitionofregretfulfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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