Meaning of "regretted" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF REGRETTED

regretted  [rɪˈɡretɪd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REGRETTED

Regretted is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb regretted in English.

WHAT DOES REGRETTED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Regret

Regret is a negative conscious and emotional reaction to personal past acts and behaviors. Regret is often expressed by the term "sorry." Regret is often a feeling of sadness, shame, embarrassment, depression, annoyance, or guilt, after one acts in a manner and later wishes not to have done so. Regret is distinct from guilt, which is a deeply emotional form of regret — one which may be difficult to comprehend in an objective or conceptual way. In this regard, the concept of regret is subordinate to guilt in terms of its emotional intensity. By comparison, shame typically refers to the social aspect of guilt or regret as imposed by the society or culture, which has substantial bearing in matters of honor. It is also distinct from remorse, which is a more direct and emotional form of regret over a past action that is considered by society to be hurtful, shameful, or violent. Unlike regret, it includes a strong element of desire for apology to others rather than an internal reflection on one's actions, and may be expressed in order to reduce the punishment one receives.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO REGRETTED

PRESENT

Present

I regret

you regret

he/she/it regrets

we regret

you regret

they regret

Present continuous

I am regretting

you are regretting

he/she/it is regretting

we are regretting

you are regretting

they are regretting

Present perfect

I have regretted

you have regretted

he/she/it has regretted

we have regretted

you have regretted

they have regretted

Present perfect continuous

I have been regretting

you have been regretting

he/she/it has been regretting

we have been regretting

you have been regretting

they have been regretting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I regretted

you regretted

he/she/it regretted

we regretted

you regretted

they regretted

Past continuous

I was regretting

you were regretting

he/she/it was regretting

we were regretting

you were regretting

they were regretting

Past perfect

I had regretted

you had regretted

he/she/it had regretted

we had regretted

you had regretted

they had regretted

Past perfect continuous

I had been regretting

you had been regretting

he/she/it had been regretting

we had been regretting

you had been regretting

they had been regretting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will regret

you will regret

he/she/it will regret

we will regret

you will regret

they will regret

Future continuous

I will be regretting

you will be regretting

he/she/it will be regretting

we will be regretting

you will be regretting

they will be regretting

Future perfect

I will have regretted

you will have regretted

he/she/it will have regretted

we will have regretted

you will have regretted

they will have regretted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been regretting

you will have been regretting

he/she/it will have been regretting

we will have been regretting

you will have been regretting

they will have been regretting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would regretted

you would regretted

he/she/it would regretted

we would regretted

you would regretted

they would regretted

Conditional continuous

I would be regretting

you would be regretting

he/she/it would be regretting

we would be regretting

you would be regretting

they would be regretting

Conditional perfect

I would have regretted

you would have regretted

he/she/it would have regretted

we would have regretted

you would have regretted

they would have regretted

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been regretting

you would have been regretting

he/she/it would have been regretting

we would have been regretting

you would have been regretting

they would have been regretting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you regret
we let´s regret
you regret

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to regret

Past participle

regretted

Present Participle

regretting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «REGRETTED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «regretted» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of regretted

bemoan · bewail · bitterness · compunction · contrition · cry over spilt milk · dejection · deplore · disappointment · grief · lament · lamentation · miss · mourn · penitence · remorse · repentance · rue · ruefulness · sadness · self-reproach · sorrow · unhappiness

TRANSLATION OF REGRETTED

Find out the translation of regretted to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of regretted from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «regretted» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 后悔
• Translator English - Spanish: lamentó
• English: regretted
• Translator English - Hindi: खेद व्यक्त किया
• Translator English - Arabic: يأسف
• Translator English - Russian: сожалел
• Translator English - Portuguese: lamentou
• Translator English - Bengali: দুঃখ প্রকাশ
• Translator English - French: regretté
• Translator English - Malay: Kesal
• Translator English - German: bedauerte,
• Translator English - Japanese: 後悔
• Translator English - Korean: 후회
• Translator English - Javanese: Regretted
• Translator English - Vietnamese: hối tiếc
• Translator English - Tamil: வருந்துவதாகவும்
• Translator English - Marathi: पश्चात्ताप केला
• Translator English - Turkish: pişman
• Translator English - Italian: pentito
• Translator English - Polish: żałowałem
• Translator English - Ukrainian: жалкував
• Translator English - Romanian: regretat
• Translator English - Greek: εκφράζει τη λύπη του
• Translator English - Afrikaans: jammer
• Translator English - Swedish: beklagade
• Translator English - Norwegian: angret

10 QUOTES WITH «REGRETTED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word regretted.

1

Adam Clarke

It is to be regretted that few persons who have arrived at any degree of eminence or fame, have written Memorials of themselves, at least such as have embraced their private as well as their public life.

2

Walter Cronkite

I want to say that probably 24 hours after I told CBS that I was stepping down at my 65th birthday, I was already regretting it. And I regretted it every day since.

3

Jake Epstein

I did 'Degrassi' for five years in Toronto, and I made the decision to quit the show to go to theatre school, which a lot of people thought I was really crazy to do, but it was one of those major decisions in my life that I haven't regretted - hopefully I won't! I really wanted to go to school.

4

Farrah Fawcett

It would almost be sinful to say that I regretted doing 'Charlie's Angels' because it did so much for my career.

5

Andrew Forrest

I will always put family first. Every time I haven't, I have regretted it and apologised.

6

Tim Gunn

If you want to write an angry e-mail, write it but don't send it. It's based on my experience that whenever I have acted out in some manner, I have always regretted it.

7

George Halas

Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.

8

Alan Hansen

Playing for 14 years definitely took its toll mentally. I decided when I was playing my last season that when I retired from football I would never go back into it, and I've never regretted that decision.

9

Owen Hart

I certainly would have regretted not getting into wrestling. It's been very lucrative for me and I've been fortunate to get into it and make money and not do anything stupid where I invested in something that collapsed.

10

David Hemmings

I would never, ever, ever, ever say I have regretted the 'A-Team,' 'Magnum PI' or 'Murder She Wrote' or any of the others I did - and if you mention a television series, I'm sure I had a hand in it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REGRETTED»

Discover the use of regretted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to regretted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Changing Your Mind: The Law of Regretted Decisions

This book identifies and discusses the general principles and legal rules pertaining to contractual commitment and regretted decisions.

E. Allan Farnsworth, 2000

Complex Sentences in Grammar and Discourse: Essays in Honor ...

Zeki Ali-nin geyik oldur-me-si-ne iiziil-dii Zeki [Ali-GEN deer kill-NMZ-3sG-DAT regret-pAST/Evio 'Zeki regretted that Ali killed deer' (Lit": 'Zeki regretted Ali's his killing deer') b. Zeki Ali-nin bir geyik oldur-me-si-ne iiziil-du Zeki Ali-GEN one deer ...

Joan L. Bybee, Michael Noonan, 2002

Deeply Regretted By--

Maeve Binchy's classic television play, is a moving and powerful account of a tragedy affecting a woman in London who discovers, on the death of her husband, that their married life was a lie.

Maeve Binchy, 2005

The Monthly magazine

Monthly literary register. among the tradesmen of the upper half burv, to Miss Styles, ef Richmond.— M> 11. SliUo, Battalion, deservedly regretted — In Francis -street, the Rev. Julm Bcanar,. notwithstanding the attraction of Mrs. Salmon, and  ...

Monthly literary register

Money, Money, Money: It is Better to Have Had Money and Not ...

Have you ever regretted cheating on your spouse? If so, did your wife/ husband give you a second chance? Or have you ever cheated and not gotten caught and regretted it and never did it again? BestAnswers I'm married to my second ...

George Foxx, 2010

Identity and Stability in Marriage

Women were more likely to say they had experienced a regretted gain (mainly housework), and the longer- married seemed slightly less likely to have any regretted gains or losses. There was no difference by social class. To add to the picture ...

Janet Askham, 1984

The Monthly Magazine: Or, British Register ...

284 Died] At Manchester, Mr. J. Maguire, deservedly regretted.—In Brown-street, 68, Mrs. A. Gooderham-Iu Deansgate, .41), Mrs. Danielr~—In Fennel-street, 80', ' Mrs. K. Hall.—In Parker-street, at an advanced ago, Mr. James Currie.

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Highly Regretted: An Autobiography of a Bad Teacher

You can do very many good things but you'll be remembered most for one bad thing; and you mayn't do many things but you'll be remembered most for one good thing you didn't do.

James Kemoli Amata, 2010

Death Notices in the South-Carolina Gazette 1732-1775/Death ...

Mabel L. Webber Alexander Samuel Salley, Jr. On the 28th of last Month died, aged 77 Years, Mrs. Anne Le Bas, Relict of Mr. James Le Bas, of St. John's Parish, where she had lived forty years. Last Monday Morning, died universally regretted ...

Alexander Samuel Salley, Jr., Mabel L. Webber, 2012

Null Subjects

João regretted the boys nothing to-have.3.PL done to help Maria (BP) 6João regretted that the boys did nothing to help Maria.' b. ? João lamentou terem os rapazes nada, feito para ajudar Maria. João regretted to-have.3.PL the boys nothing ...

José Camacho, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REGRETTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term regretted is used in the context of the following news items.

I have regretted doing music - Fredyma

“I have regretted doing music, because investing in music in Ghana is demanding and also musicians are not being respected for their hard work,” he told Kojo ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»

Frank Sinatra regretted leaving his first wife for Ava Gardner

The 'My Way' crooner left Nancy - the mother of his children Nancy Jr., Frank Jr. and Tina - in 1951 to strike up a relationship with the actress, and in later years ... «NZCity, Jul 15»

Orangeman's regret at 'attempted murder' Ardoyne car incident

A prominent Orangeman's solicitor has said his client "profoundly regretted" hitting a 16-year-old girl with his car during a riot at Ardoyne in Belfast. John Aughey ... «the Irish News, Jul 15»

I Changed My Name When I Got Married And Instantly Regretted It

When a man and a woman get married, and the woman does that thing where she takes her husband's last name? Do you know when that bit — the name ... «BuzzFeed News, Jul 15»

6 celebrities who have regretted tattoos of exes' names

LAUREN Goodger recently split opinion when she showed off her new wrist tattoo emblazoned with her boyfriend's name. Fans cried out – what happens if ... «OK! Magazine, Jul 15»

Michael Douglas "So Regretted Any Embarrassment" He Caused …

"It was one of those things…and I so regretted any embarrassment that it caused Catherine," he shared with Event Magazine. "And her family." He continued ... «E! Online, Jun 15»

Those Who Served: 93-year-old 'never regretted being a Marine'

Jim Kelly, who enlisted in the U.S. Marines shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, shows the Japanese, company flag he picked up when he fought in Japan. «Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette, Jun 15»

Woody Allen: 'I have regretted every second since I said OK' to …

The 79-year-old filmmaker told Deadline.com that he has “regretted every second” since agreeing to write and direct the untitled event series for the streaming ... «New York Daily News, May 15»

Why I Regretted Hiring the 'Perfect' Employee

On paper, he looked like the ideal hire. Ivy League education. Top-notch work experience. Strong referrals. Rationally, all signs suggested I should hire him. «Huffington Post, Apr 15»

Lombardi regretted fourth-and-1 calls

Lombardi blamed himself for the 17-13 loss, regretting his two fourth-down gambles. Power football was the hallmark of the Lombardi Packers. They had ... «Packers.com, Apr 15»