rue
verb (used with object)
to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly.
have rued
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present perfectof rue.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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Regulators have rued lost opportunities to limit the scale of big tech firms.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2021
Sheffield Wednesday have, of course, grown to regret their decision to let Vardy go – he was a teenage hopeful on their books – and some Blades fans may have rued abusing him here.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 24, 2019
Although this development led to enormous gains in the potency of medical therapy, some have rued the disappearance of the “sick man.”
From Scientific American ● Aug. 23, 2013
Guy Armitage scored a consolation try for the Exiles, but they will have rued some missed opportunities before the home pack built up a head of steam.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 2, 2013
Ah! he would have rued it if he had.
From The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 by Aristophanes
