Question 1 · Quick check
rue
CEFRC1
/ɹuː/
verb · noun
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To feel sorry about something you did or failed to do.
- 02
verb
Extra detailPity; compassion.
Examples
I rue the day I crossed paths with this asshole.
The Rue St. Antoine is located in the extension of the Rue de Rivoli.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.
To cause to repent of sin or regret some past action.
noun
Extra meaningSorrow; repentance; regret.
More examples
In contextI rued the day I crossed paths with her.
1842, Nicholas Ridley, The Life of Nicholas Ridley which stirred men's hearts to rue upon them
to rue the day
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Origin
verb
From Middle English rewe, reowe, from Old English hrēow (“sorrow, regret, penitence, repentance, penance”), from Proto-West Germanic *hreuwu (“pain, sadness, regret, repentance”). Cognates include German reuen (“to regret, to repent”) and Dutch rouwen (“to mourn, to grieve”). Probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *krows-. If so, note the same sense evolution with in this case cognate Russian круши́ть (krušítʹ, “to destroy, to shatter”), Russian сокруша́ться (sokrušátʹsja, “to be distressed, to grieve (for, over)”). Also compare Czech truchlit from Proto-Slavic *truxlъ.