Rue (Verb)
Meaning
Feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about.
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- I soon came to rue the decision I made that fateful night.
- As she looked back, she began to rue the words she had spoken in anger.
- He would rue the day he let his temper get the better of him.
- The politician would rue his past actions once the scandal became public.
- I have come to rue that hasty verdict I made about my old friend.