regretful - Longman Dictionary

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishregretfulre‧gret‧ful /rɪˈɡretfəl/ adjective SORRYsomeone who is regretful feels sorry or disappointed She ... regretful Wordfamily (noun) regret (adjective) regrettableregretful (verb) regret (adverb) regrettablyregretfullyFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishregretfulre‧gret‧ful/rɪˈɡretfəl/adjective    SORRYsomeonewhoisregretfulfeelssorryordisappointed  Sheapologizedandsoundedgenuinelyregretful.ExamplesfromtheCorpusregretful•Therewasn'tmuchelsetosee,MalcolmAndersontoldJean,soundingregretful.•Hedidnotcraverecognition,butwasunderstandablyregretfulabouthislackofit.•Shecastaregretfullookatthebigdoublebedwithitsluxuriouscontinentalquilt.•Witharegretfulsighheremovedhisarmfromitsprotectiveplacearoundhershouldersandsteppedback.•Whisperedinreverentandregretfultones,therumorshadbeenfloatingforthepastfewweeksthatherconditionhadworsened. Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Measurement Motorvehicles Pets Army Seealltopics Wordoftheday uneasy worriedorslightlyafraidbecauseyouthinkthatsomethingbadmighthappen