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Corruption, embezzlement, fraud, these are all characteristics which exist everywhere. It is regrettably the way human nature functions, whether we like it or not. What successful economies do is keep it to a minimum. No one has ever eliminated any of that stuff.
Alan Greenspan

Meaning of "regrettably" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REGRETTABLY

regrettably  [rɪˈɡretəblɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REGRETTABLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Regrettably is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES REGRETTABLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of regrettably in the English dictionary

The definition of regrettably in the dictionary is unfortunately; in such a way as to be deserving of regret.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REGRETTABLY


acceptably
əkˈsɛptəblɪ
charitably
ˈtʃærɪtəblɪ
comfortably
ˈkʌmfətəblɪ
countably
ˈkaʊntəblɪ
creditably
ˈkredɪtəblɪ
equitably
ˈɛkwɪtəblɪ
immutably
ɪˈmuːtəblɪ
inevitably
ɪnˈɛvɪtəblɪ
irritably
ˈɪrɪtəblɪ
lamentably
ˈlæməntəblɪ
notably
ˈnəʊtəblɪ
predictably
prɪˈdɪktəblɪ
profitably
ˈprɒfɪtəblɪ
ratably
ˈreɪtəblɪ
reputably
ˈrepjʊtəblɪ
respectably
rɪˈspɛktəblɪ
suitably
ˈsuːtəblɪ
unacceptably
ˌʌnəkˈsɛptəblɪ
uncomfortably
ʌnˈkʌmftəblɪ
unforgettably
ˌʌnfəˈɡɛtəblɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REGRETTABLY

regreen
regreet
regress
regression
regressive
regressive tax
regressively
regressiveness
regressivity
regressor
regret
regretful
regretfully
regretfulness
regrets
regrettable
regretted
regretter
regretting
regrew

WORDS THAT END LIKE REGRETTABLY

adjustably
debatably
delectably
hospitably
incontestably
indubitably
ineluctably
inhospitably
inimitably
irrefutably
mutably
portably
probably
stably
supportably
unaccountably
unbeatably
uncharitably
unpredictably
unwarrantably
veritably

Synonyms and antonyms of regrettably in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «regrettably» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REGRETTABLY

Find out the translation of regrettably to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of regrettably from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «regrettably» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

遗憾的是
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lamentablemente
570 millions of speakers

English

regrettably
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अफसोस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

للأسف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

к сожалению
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lamentavelmente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আফসোস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

malheureusement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dukacita
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

leider
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

残念ながら
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유감스럽게도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Regrettably
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thật đáng tiếc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துரதிஷ்டவசமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शोचनीय रीतीने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üzülerek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

purtroppo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niestety
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на жаль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

din păcate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δυστυχώς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongelukkig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tyvärr
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

beklageligvis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of regrettably

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REGRETTABLY»

The term «regrettably» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.858 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REGRETTABLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «regrettably» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «regrettably» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about regrettably

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4 QUOTES WITH «REGRETTABLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word regrettably.
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Karen Abbott
By 1865, all Southern women - the happily and regrettably single, the perpetually engaged, the wives and widows - had tired of the war. The Confederacy was shrinking, and the morale of its remaining men shrinking with it.
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Alan Greenspan
Corruption, embezzlement, fraud, these are all characteristics which exist everywhere. It is regrettably the way human nature functions, whether we like it or not. What successful economies do is keep it to a minimum. No one has ever eliminated any of that stuff.
3
Laura Mvula
I regrettably wasted time at university by being overwhelmed and intimidated by the talent of other composers. I felt stuck and didn't know what I was doing there. I enjoyed my experience, but I didn't grab it in the way I would now.
4
Robert Winston
About 3 million IVF babies have been born since Louise Brown's birth in 1978. Bizarrely, when this life-giving treatment was first considered, it was massively controversial. A storm of vitriolic protest came from many religious leaders, journalists, politicians, regrettably even other scientists and doctors.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REGRETTABLY»

Discover the use of regrettably in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to regrettably and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Multidimensional Semantics of Evaluative Adverbs
EADVs are special, as not all of them are embeddable in entailment-cancelling contexts. For instance, in Mandarin Chinese, the EADV buxing, 'unfortunately' can be embedded in most of the following contexts whereas kexi 'regrettably', is not ...
Mingya Liu, 2012
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Common Errors in English Usage
regretfully/regrettably regime should instead use “regimen”; but “regime” has been a synonym of “regimen” for over a century and is widely accepted in that sense. regretfully/regrettably Either word can be used as an adverb to introduce an ...
Paul Brians, 2003
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Verbal Complement Clauses: A Minimalist Study of Direct ...
*We saw regrettably John walk away (vs. Regrettably, John walked away) b. *We saw regrettably Bill probably dancing with Mary (vs. Regrettably, Bill was probably dancing with Mary) If it is correct that adverbs are licensed by semantically ...
Claudia Felser, 1999
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Natural Language Syntax
But merely, which is also typically classified as an adverb, may appear only before the verb. (37) a. ∗Merely, Sandy jumped onto the table. b. Sandy merely jumped onto the table. c. ∗Sandy jumped onto the table merely. Regrettably may  ...
Peter W. Culicover, 2009
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The Economics of the Yasuní Initiative: Climate Change as If ...
Laudably, it recognizes the existence value of biodiversity and the right of the Tagaere and Taromenane communities to live in voluntary isolation. Regrettably, it assumes that such rights hold no primacy when, under national and international ...
Joseph Henry Vogel, 2009
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Pragmatic Software Testing: Becoming an Effective and ...
Regrettably. Common. Model: Code. and. Fix. Code and fix is a sarcastic name for beginning development of the system with no real idea of what you're building . Rather than building a prototype for early testing — and possible disposal ...
Rex Black, 2011
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What is So Austrian about Austrian Economics?
INTRODUCTION: REGRETTABLY. EXCITING. TIMES. Roger. Koppl. The papers collected here were written for the second biennial Wirth conference on Austrian Economics. The Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies ...
Roger Koppl, Steven Horwitz, Pierre Desrochers, 2010
8
Indain Defence Review January/March 2011
Military officers no more travel in uniform or wear it outside cantonments, because there is no glamour, charm and regrettably even respect and deference for it. No one ever visits a government office in uniform, because he is sure he would be ...
Bharat Verma, 2011
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New York Magazine
These lines from Julius Caesar were with me all week, and not only during the BAM Theater Company's production of that play, regrettably the funniest show around town. To put on Julius Caesar on a bare, quasi-political platform with minimal ...
10
The Enlightenment Cyborg: A History of Communications and ...
The answer lies, regrettably, in our all-too-human responses to the lure of the ' new.' I say regrettably because the presentist bias of such scholarship has been prone to mistaking predictions of the future for original contributions to academic  ...
Allison Muri, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REGRETTABLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term regrettably is used in the context of the following news items.
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President Obama Regrettably Approves Oil Drilling in the Arctic Ocean
The Obama administration granted conditional approval to Shell Oil Company to begin exploratory drilling in the Arctic Ocean off the North Slope of Alaska on ... «Energy Collective, May 15»
2
South Africa's Regrettably Foolish Xenophobia by Michay Chizzy
South Africa's Regrettably Foolish Xenophobia by Michay Chizzy. Like Nigerians, most South Africans live below the poverty line. In fact, figures reveal that the ... «SaharaReporters.com, Apr 15»
3
I regrettably designed my own glasses on a smartphone app
JINS is a glasses maker on a mission: to make glasses worth talking about again. That usually entails a dash of technology thrown in; a few years ago, ... «Engadget, Apr 15»
4
Azealia Banks Regrettably Joked About Letting President Obama Hit It
In a Billboard interview that found her admitting she should probably “tone it down,” Azealia Banks failed to do so and found herself issuing the rare mea culpa. «The Urban Daily, Apr 15»
5
Seven awesome (and, regrettably, fake) Secret Service agents
As far as action hero roles go, Secret Service agent is right up there with renegade cop or CIA agent. That might change after the string of scandals (hookers, ... «Washington Post, Mar 15»
6
'Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter' is regrettably drab
An enigmatic woman in red trudges through the greenery of a vibrant forest in the opening moments of writer-director David Zellner's “Kumiko, the Treasure ... «The Stanford Daily, Mar 15»
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Extra, Extra: Rob Ford (Regrettably) Speaks, Toronto Disrupts, and a …
Extra, Extra: Rob Ford (Regrettably) Speaks, Toronto Disrupts, and a Gentle Reminder to Shovel. By Kelli Korducki. Every weekday's end, we collect just about ... «Torontoist, Feb 15»
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Today in Tabs: Regrettably, A Charlie Hebdo Explainer
The Take Engines took a few hours to crank up after the terrible murders at Charlie Hebdo yesterday, but by last night they were in overdrive, and for once I was ... «Fast Company, Jan 15»
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Play-Doh to replace regrettably shaped toy
Play-Doh to replace regrettably shaped toy. Play-Doh controversy. Play-Doh is offering to change out a controversial item in its Cake Mountain playset. Embed. «WABC-TV, Dec 14»
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Play-Doh to replace regrettably shaped toy after parent complaints
Hasbro, maker of the classic childhood toy Play-Doh, has said on its Facebook page that it will replace a piece in its “Cake Mountain” play set after receiving ... «WPXI Pittsburgh, Dec 14»

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