regret

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈgrɛt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪˈgrɛt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ri gret′)

Inflections of 'regret' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
regrets
v 3rd person singular
regretting
v pres p
regretted
v past
regretted
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
regret [sth]⇒ vtr (be sorry for)arrepentirse de v prnl + prep
  lamentar⇒ vtr
 As soon as I had said the words, I regretted my harsh tone.
 Tan pronto como dije las palabras, me arrepentí de mi tono severo.
regret doing [sth] vtr (wish you had not done)arrepentirse de v prnl + prep
  lamentar⇒ vtr
 Cathy regretted hurting her friend's feelings.
 Cathy se arrepintió de herir los sentimientos de su amiga.
regret,
regret that vtr		 (with clause: be sorry)temer que vtr + conj
  lamentar que vtr + conj
 I regret we are unable to issue a refund.
 Me temo que no podemos darle un reembolso.
regret n ([sth] regretted)arrepentimiento nm
  remordimiento nm
 Gareth's biggest regret was never having children.
 El mayor arrepentimiento de Gareth es nunca haber tenido hijos.
regrets npl (polite refusal)disculpas nfpl
 William sends his regrets; he can't come tonight as he has a prior engagement.
 William envía sus disculpas. No puede venir hoy porque tenía un compromiso previo.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
regret [sth]⇒ vtr formal (grieve)lamentar⇒ vtr
 We all regret the death of our departed colleague.
 Todos lamentamos la muerte de nuestro colega.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
regret nothing vtr + pron (feel no remorse)no arrepentirse de nada loc verb
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Después de tanto tiempo, no me arrepiento de nada; lo haría del mismo modo.
  no lamentar nada loc verb
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Después de tanto tiempo, no lamento nada; lo haría del mismo modo.
without regret adv (without disappointment, remorse)sin remordimiento expr
  sin arrepentimiento expr
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'regret' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
apologetically - apology - apology tour - badly - bemoan - come back to haunt you - contritely - cry over spilled milk - deplore - feel sorry - heavy heart - kick yourself - lament - no regrets - regretful - remorsefully - remorsefulness - remorselessness - repent - repentance - rue - ruefully - ruefulness - shame - shuck - unapologetically
Spanish:
arrepentir - doler - lamentar - pesar - sentir - reprochar - aflicción - arrepentimiento - arrepentirse de algo - arrepentirse de todo - aun a su pesar - compungir - con mucho pesar - deplorar - hacerle lamentar algo a alguien - muy a mi pesar - remordimiento - siento mucho lo que ocurrió - siento no corresponderte - tener el pesar de

Collocations: has no regrets about [going, staying, leaving], no regrets about getting [married, divorced], don't want to have any regrets, more...

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