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" I just find P.J. Harvey so mesmerising to watch because she remains unfathomable. She is the kind of woman who makes you rue the day you weren't born her. She always seems to be the cat that walks alone, and you don't feel you are supposed to know her."
Alison Moyet

Meaning of "rue" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RUE

Old English hrēowan; related to Old Saxon hreuwan, Old High German hriuwan.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF RUE

ruː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rue is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

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

See the conjugation of the verb rue in English.

WHAT DOES RUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ruta graveolens

Ruta graveolens — commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace — is a species of Ruta grown as a herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is now grown throughout the world as an ornamental plant in gardens, especially because of its bluish leaves, and also sometimes for its tolerance of hot and dry soil conditions. It also is cultivated as a medicinal herb, as a condiment, and to a lesser extent as an insect repellent.

Definition of rue in the English dictionary

The definition of rue in the dictionary is to feel sorrow, remorse, or regret for. Other definition of rue is sorrow, pity, or regret.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RUE

PRESENT

Present
I rue
you rue
he/she/it rues
we rue
you rue
they rue
Present continuous
I am ruing
you are ruing
he/she/it is ruing
we are ruing
you are ruing
they are ruing
Present perfect
I have rued
you have rued
he/she/it has rued
we have rued
you have rued
they have rued
Present perfect continuous
I have been ruing
you have been ruing
he/she/it has been ruing
we have been ruing
you have been ruing
they have been ruing
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 rued
you rued
he/she/it rued
we rued
you rued
they rued
Past continuous
I was ruing
you were ruing
he/she/it was ruing
we were ruing
you were ruing
they were ruing
Past perfect
I had rued
you had rued
he/she/it had rued
we had rued
you had rued
they had rued
Past perfect continuous
I had been ruing
you had been ruing
he/she/it had been ruing
we had been ruing
you had been ruing
they had been ruing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will rue
you will rue
he/she/it will rue
we will rue
you will rue
they will rue
Future continuous
I will be ruing
you will be ruing
he/she/it will be ruing
we will be ruing
you will be ruing
they will be ruing
Future perfect
I will have rued
you will have rued
he/she/it will have rued
we will have rued
you will have rued
they will have rued
Future perfect continuous
I will have been ruing
you will have been ruing
he/she/it will have been ruing
we will have been ruing
you will have been ruing
they will have been ruing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would rue
you would rue
he/she/it would rue
we would rue
you would rue
they would rue
Conditional continuous
I would be ruing
you would be ruing
he/she/it would be ruing
we would be ruing
you would be ruing
they would be ruing
Conditional perfect
I would have rue
you would have rue
he/she/it would have rue
we would have rue
you would have rue
they would have rue
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been ruing
you would have been ruing
he/she/it would have been ruing
we would have been ruing
you would have been ruing
they would have been ruing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you rue
we let´s rue
you rue
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to rue
Past participle
rued
Present Participle
ruing
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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RUE

rudiment · rudimental · rudimentally · rudimentarily · rudimentariness · rudimentary · rudiments · rudish · Rudolf · Rudolf I · rueful · ruefully · ruefulness · ruelle · ruellia · ruer · rufescence · rufescent · ruff · ruffe

WORDS THAT END LIKE RUE

antique · avenue · blue · boutique · catalogue · clique · continue · dialogue · due · hue · issue · league · out of the blue · politique · sue · technique · true · unique · value · venue

Synonyms and antonyms of rue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RUE»

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

Translation of «rue» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF RUE

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

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

Translator English - Chinese

懊悔
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

arrepentirse de
570 millions of speakers
en

English

rue
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

रुए
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شارع
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

рю
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

arrepender-se de
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অনুতাপ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

regretter
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Rue
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

bereuen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

後悔する
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

후회하다
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Rue
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ăn năn
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

வருத்தப்படு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

हळहळ वाटणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

rue
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

pentirsi amaramente di
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

rue
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

рю
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

rue
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

rue
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rue
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rue
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rue
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rue

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RUE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of rue
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «rue».

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

EXAMPLES

4 QUOTES WITH «RUE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rue.
1
Alison Moyet
I just find P.J. Harvey so mesmerising to watch because she remains unfathomable. She is the kind of woman who makes you rue the day you weren't born her. She always seems to be the cat that walks alone, and you don't feel you are supposed to know her.
2
David O. Selznick
She has good instincts, but wrong judgments. She'll rue the day.
3
Louis Susman
I want to say unequivocally the Queen is magnificent. She is the enduring force, she is the glue that makes everyone feel good. She is beloved. I would rue the day when she may not be here.
4
Alice Temperley
I like the Hotel Costes, on rue Saint Honore, a boutique hotel near the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre and the Tuileries. I love the dark, moody decor as well as the fantastic scented, candlelit pool in the basement.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUE»

Discover the use of rue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rosemary and Rue: Book One of Toby Daye
"Rosemary and Rue is one of the most successful blends of mystery and fantasy I've ever read—like Raymond Chandler by way of Pamela Dean.
Seanan McGuire, 2009
2
Rue Ordener, Rue Labat
The author, a prominent French philosopher, writes of life under the German occupation
Sarah Kofman, 1996
3
Nightmares & Fairytales 3: 1140 Rue Royale
Annabelle is a rag doll who has been the cherished companion of countless girls and women. She doesn't know who made her or even exactly what she is. But she does know the stories of those who have owned her.
Serena Valentino, 2007
4
Gaussian Markov Random Fields: Theory and Applications
This is the first book on the subject that provides a unified framework of GMRFs with particular emphasis on the computational aspects. This book includes extensive case-studies and, online, a c-library for fast and exact simulation.
Havard Rue, Leonhard Held, 2005
5
The Body Book
The Body Book not only offers accurate, up-to-date information on personal issues tween girls experience but also shares it from a positive biblical perspective.
Nancy Rue, 2012
6
Rue St-Denis : Fantastic Tales
Rue St. Denis spins yarns of the grotesque and the sublime, centred on a city street in Montreal. The curious are drawn into a gothic world of wonder and despair where daydream wishes and nightmare desires are turned into reality.
André Carpentier, 2001
7
Nature Is Enough: Religious Naturalism and the Meaning of Life
Claims that the natural world, as opposed to a supernatural realm, can inspire a religious sensibility and a conviction that life is meaningful.
Loyal Rue, 2011
8
On Rue Tatin: Living and Cooking in a French Town
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Susan Herrmann Loomis, 2002
9
EFT for the Highly Sensitive Temperament
Are you very sensitive to your own feelings and the feelings of those around you?
Rue Hass, 2009
10
Management: Skills and Application
MANAGEMENT: Skills and Application, 13e by Rue and Byars is a short, value-priced paperback that presents the fundamentals of management principles to undergraduate students.
Leslie Rue, Lloyd Byars, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rue is used in the context of the following news items.
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"Golden Girls" star Rue McClanahan goes viral five years after her …
They say cats have nine lives. Well, it seems Rue McClanahan, the consummate cougar, has had at least three. News of the death of the Emmy-winning actress ... «CBS News, Jun 15»
2
Hunger Games' Amandla Stenberg Took Jaden Smith To The Prom
Sixteen-year-old actress Amandla Stenberg is known for her role as Rue, the haunting young fellow tribute Katniss befriends and attempts to protect in the first ... «Refinery29, May 15»
3
De La Rue shares dive as profits fall
Shares in banknote printer De La Rue tumbled almost 9% after the firm reported lower full-year profits and cut its dividend by 40%. It warned last year that profits ... «BBC News, May 15»
4
Rue of 'Hunger Games' is all grown up and ready to teach you a …
She was cast in the prominent role of Rue, a young heroine in the first “Hunger Games” movie. As she was in the books, Rue is the soul of the Panem's rebellion. «Washington Post, Apr 15»
5
De La Rue announces 30% slump in profits
De La Rue won the contract to print the new Winston Churchill plastic £5 note. The move was not enough to ward off a profits slump. Photograph: Dylan ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
6
De La Rue shares plunge after printer warns on profits
Shares in the company responsible for printing Bank of England banknotes have plunged 34% after it issued a profits warning. De La Rue, which prints ... «BBC News, Sep 14»
7
De La Rue seals deal to print plastic UK banknotes
De La Rue, which has been printing banknotes since 1860, moved into polymer notes in 2012, but lost out in a bid to provide the polymer to the Bank this year to ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
8
Report: Rue La La attracts Gilt Groupe for potential sale
Fashion e-commerce company Rue La La, which specializes in flash sales for its members, is reportedly putting itself up for sale and rival online shopping site ... «Fortune, Jul 14»
9
De La Rue profits rise 37pc
De La Rue reported a 37pc rise in annual pre-tax profits in a year in which the British banknote printer warned on profits and lost its chief executive. «Telegraph.co.uk, May 14»
10
De La Rue boss leaves in midst of bid for key BoE contract
The head of bank printer De La Rue is to leave the company in the middle of its ... Mr Cobbold will leave De La Rue on March 29, but a decision on the Bank's ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 14»
REFERENCE
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