regret
verb (used with object)
to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.).
will be regretting
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future progressiveof regret.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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While West Ham are celebrating their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals, Ouattara will be regretting his costly decision to try a Panenka in Monday night's tense penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
“If we miss this we will be regretting it once again.”
From Reuters ● Sep. 23, 2017
"Faith," laughed Felix, "if he rides with the Admiral, he will be regretting sometimes having left the comforts of Rochelle."
From For The Admiral by W.J. Marx
Critics of then will be regretting that American fiction, poetry, drama, art, and journalism are so inferior to foreign work, and foreign critics will admit it and tell them why.
From We Can't Have Everything by Rupert Hughes
