rue

verb [T]

/ru/

Definition

› to feel sorry about an event and wish it had not happened; regret rueful

/ˈru·fəl/ adjective › She gave him a rueful smile.

(Definition of rue verb from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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