rue

rue ¹

(ro͞o)

v. rued, ru·ing, rues

v. tr.

To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for: "I never rued a day in my life like the one I rued when I left that old mother of mine" (Flannery O'Connor).

v. intr.

To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow.

n.

Sorrow; regret: "I ... won her from various rivals, who ... went away, one may say, full of rue" (Brian Doyle).

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[Middle English rewen, partly from Old English hrēowan, to distress, vex, and partly from hrēowian, to repent; akin to Dutch rouwen, to mourn, and Old Norse hrjá, to afflict, all from Germanic *hrewan, to be sad, make sad, of unknown origin.]

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ru′er n.

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rue ²

(ro͞o)

n.

1. Any of various aromatic woody herbs or shrubs of the genus Ruta of the Mediterranean region and western Asia, especially the ornamental R. graveolens, having bipinnately compound leaves that yield an acrid volatile oil formerly used in medicine.

2. Any of various other plants having similar foliage, such as meadow rue.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rūta, either from Greek rhūtē (probably of Mediterranean substrate origin) or from the same substrate source as Greek rhūtē.]

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rue

(ruː)

vb, rues, ruing or rued

to feel sorrow, remorse, or regret for (one's own wrongdoing, past events with unpleasant consequences, etc)

n

archaic sorrow, pity, or regret

[Old English hrēowan; related to Old Saxon hreuwan, Old High German hriuwan]

ˈruer n

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rue

(ruː)

n

(Plants) any rutaceous plant of the genus Ruta, esp R. graveolens, an aromatic Eurasian shrub with small yellow flowers and evergreen leaves which yield an acrid volatile oil, formerly used medicinally as a narcotic and stimulant. Archaic name: herb of grace Compare goat's-rue, meadow rue, wall rue

[C14: from Old French, from Latin rūta, from Greek rhutē]

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rue¹

(ru)

v. rued, ru•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly: to rue the loss of opportunities.

2. to wish that (something) had never been done or taken place: rued the day he was born.

v.i.

3. to feel sorrow, repentance, or regret.

n.

4. sorrow, repentance, or regret.

[before 900; (v.) rewen, Old English hrēowan; (n.) Middle English rewe, Old English hrēow; compare ruth]

rue²

(ru)

n.

any strongly scented plant of the genus Ruta, esp. R. graveolens, having yellow flowers and leaves formerly used in medicine. Compare rue family.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin rūta < Greek rhȳtḗ]

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rue

Past participle: rued
Gerund: ruing

Imperative

rue

rue

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rue - European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy herb of grace, Ruta graveolens rue - leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Ruta, Ruta - type genus of the Rutaceae; strong-scented Eurasian herbs
	2.	rue - leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy herb - aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities herb of grace, rue, Ruta graveolens - European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
	3.	rue - sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" regret, ruefulness, sorrow sadness, unhappiness - emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being contriteness, contrition, attrition - sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation compunction, remorse, self-reproach - a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
	4.	rue - (French) a street or road in France street - a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street" France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
Verb	1.	rue - feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about regret, repent feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"

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rue

verb (Literary) regret, mourn, grieve, lament, deplore, bemoan, repent, be sorry for, weep over, sorrow for, bewail, kick yourself for, reproach yourself for He was probably ruing his decision.

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rue

verb

To feel or express sorrow for:

deplore, regret, repent.

noun

A feeling of regret for one's sins or misdeeds:

compunction, contriteness, contrition, penitence, penitency, remorse, remorsefulness, repentance.

Theology: attrition.

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Translations

rude

ruda

rutapentimentopentirsipentirsi dirimpiangere

ruta

arruda

рута

sedef otu

rue

¹ [ruː] VT → arrepentirse de, lamentar
you shall rue it → te arrepentirás de haberlo hecho
I rue the day when I did it → ojalá no lo hubiera hecho nunca
he lived to rue it → vivió para arrepentirse

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rue

² [ruː] N (Bot) → ruda f

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rue

[ˈruː] vt → se repentir
to rue the day (literary) → se repentir
to rue the day you did sth → se repentir d'avoir fait qch

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rue

¹

vt (liter) → bereuen; to rue the day that … → den Tag verwünschen, an dem …

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rue

²

n (Bot) → Raute f

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rue

¹ [ruː] vt (liter) → pentirsi amaramente di
I rue the day that ... → maledico il giorno in cui...

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rue

² [ruː] n (Bot) → ruta

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