rue
/ruː/verb
उच्चारण रू
पछताना, अफ़सोस करना
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[T] ~ sth old-fashioned or formal
to feel bad about some event or action and wish that it had not happened
पछताना, अफ़सोस करना
- He will rue the day he ignored the advice.
- You will rue skipping revision when the paper arrives.
- She rued the decision to leave her job so suddenly.
+ 2 more examples
- He rued his harsh words for years afterwards.
- You will rue wasting time when the exam comes.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Homophone: rue (regret) and roux (a mixture of fat and flour used in cooking) are both pronounced /ruː/.
Homophone: rue (पछताना) और roux (खाना पकाने में प्रयुक्त चर्बी और आटे का मिश्रण) दोनों की pronunciation /ruː/ है।
Keep the regret words together: rue, regret, lament, repent, bemoan (complain about something sadly), deplore.
पछतावे के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: rue, regret, lament, repent, bemoan (दुख से किसी चीज़ की शिकायत), deplore।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective rueful means showing that you feel sorry ('a rueful smile').
Adjective rueful का अर्थ खेद दिखाने वाला है ('a rueful smile')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Rue the day (regret very much that something happened: 'You'll rue the day you lied to me').
Idiom अक्सर पूछा जाता है: rue the day (किसी घटना पर बहुत पछताना: 'You'll rue the day you lied to me')।