regret
verb (used with object)
to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.).
regretted
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past participleof regret.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof regret.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
regretverb (used with object)to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.).
Example Sentences
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Hania said she regretted that the image had been taken out of context and had misled so many people, blaming those who reshared it without identifying it as AI-generated.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Watt’s invitation to demonstrate the Peanut punch while they were broadcasting Sunday’s Bills-Raiders game — “and as soon as I did it, I regretted it,” he told Pat McAfee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
He partly regretted his early effort to make income-tax withholding more efficient, seeing it as a stimulant to the growth of government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
That’s when I said something I immediately regretted: “You didn’t mind spending $100,000 when Mark needed it.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Whatever lay behind the move, she soon regretted it.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
