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Uncommonrue
The correct spelling is rue.
How to pronounce rue
/ɹuː/
nounIPA: /ɹuː/
Say it like: Rue
The correct spelling is rue. Sorrow; repentance; regret. For example: "I rued the day I crossed paths with her."
Usage Examples
“I rued the day I crossed paths with her.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Sorrow; repentance; regret.
- 2.Pity; compassion.
- 3.Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines.
verb
- 1.To cause to repent of sin or regret some past action.
- 2.To cause to feel sorrow or pity.
- 3.To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.
- 4.To feel compassion or pity.
- 5.To feel sorrow or regret.
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