rue
verb (used with object)
to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly.
rues
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present tense formof rue (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Until that point, Skye rues that she had lived like an adult since childhood, the inevitable consequence of entering Hollywood as an adolescent and lacking conventional parental guidance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2025
He rues losing "millions of subscribers", but refuses to divulge the money he was making from YouTube.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2022
A Beautiful Neighborhood in the Day: A bitter Mr. Rogers rues urban blight and zoning malfeasance.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2022
He rues the disallowed goal, but is pragmatic about the referee’s decision.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 24, 2022
Thus, our little rue-leaved anemone might belong to the meadow rues or to the wind-flowers, at the pleasure of the botanist.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 by Various
