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rue
1[ roo ]
verb (used with object)
- to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly:
to rue the loss of opportunities.
- to wish that (something) had never been done, taken place, etc.:
I rue the day he was born.
verb (used without object)
- to feel sorrow, repentance, or regret.
noun
- sorrow; repentance; regret.
- pity or compassion.
rue
2[ roo ]
noun
- any strongly scented plant of the genus Ruta, especially R. graveolens, having yellow flowers and leaves formerly used in medicine.
rue
1/ ruː /
noun
- any rutaceous plant of the genus Ruta , esp R. graveolens , an aromatic Eurasian shrub with small yellow flowers and evergreen leaves which yield an acrid volatile oil, formerly used medicinally as a narcotic and stimulant Archaic nameherb of grace Compare goat's-rue meadow rue wall rue
rue
2/ ruː /
verb
- to feel sorrow, remorse, or regret for (one's own wrongdoing, past events with unpleasant consequences, etc)
noun
- archaic.sorrow, pity, or regret
Derived Forms
- ˈruer, noun
Other Words From
- ruer noun
- un·rued adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of rue1
Origin of rue2
Word History and Origins
Origin of rue1
Origin of rue2
Example Sentences
They tried to continue their getaway but had to quickly abandon their vehicle on the Rue de Meaux in the 19th.
I went back to rue La Boétie several times, but the Picards refused to let me in.
This was the case with M. Picard, the concierge at 21 rue La Boétie, who had worked there since 1931.
As a result, Rue des Rosiers houses only a few kosher shops and kitschy delis, mostly dedicated to vistors rather than locals.
This one literally takes up four corners on Rue Sherbrooke, all navigable via underground routes.
Happening to walk down the Rue Saint Honoré, he had come upon tragedy.
She lay on her bed in the little room, ten feet by seven, away, away at the top of the house in the Rue Saint Honoré.
Charles de la Rue, a French Jesuit, died; distinguished as an orator and poet and a professor of belles-lettres.
And were it not that you have done me the courtesy of ferrying me over this narrow passage, you should rue your wish.'
It struck and injured fatally an innocent outsider, who was taken to the Charity Hospital, in the rue Jacob, and died there.
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