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Definition of rue verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

rue

verb

NAmE//ru//

rue something (old-fashioned or )Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they rue

he / she / it rues

past simple rued

-ing form rueing

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(formal) to feel bad about something that happened or something that you did because it had bad results synonym regret He rued the day they had bought such a large house.

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Nearby words

rudimentary adjective
rudiments noun
rue verb
rueful adjective
ruff noun