regret
verb (used with object)
to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.).
have regretted
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present perfectof regret.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"I don't know what they'll do with it, but I have regretted that, because it was a really good song!" she joked.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I don’t know, I haven’t talked to him about it. But most of the people I know that have sold have regretted it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2024
“It was out of character for me to be that bold,” Mr. Beck said of his duplicity, “but I would have regretted it the rest of my life.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
The Oscar winner surmised that they were later ashamed and must have regretted their time together.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
And would have regretted the baby he gave her too, given it away, except it was golden and she had never seen that color except in the morning sky and in bottles of champagne.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
