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regrets

  • plural
    of regret.
    regret
    verb (used with object)
    to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.).
  • present tense form
    of regret (3rd person singular).
    regret
    verb (used with object)
    to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.).

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Among my many regrets is that his illness meant that I didn’t have the opportunity to tell him that.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Reader Aaron Rupert wrote that he regrets not having one in his previous marriage of 17 years.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Their final scenes, full of reflections and regrets — they probably couldn’t have done them quite the same 12 years earlier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

The 23-year-old Park, the only woman in South Korea's team of 36 eSports competitors heading to Japan, said she wanted to "go all out and have no regrets".

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Finally I asked Elnora, “Do you think that Prince Hamlet regrets his rash deed? He should express some sorrow for my loss, at least.”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein