rue

Inflections of 'rue' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

rue¹ v., rued, ru•ing, n.
v. [~ + object]

to feel sorrow over;
regret bitterly:He rued the loss of the opportunity to marry her.
to wish that (something) had never been done or taken place:He rued the day he was born.

rue¹ v., rued, ru•ing, n.

v.t.

to feel sorrow over;
repent of;
regret bitterly:to rue the loss of opportunities.
to wish that (something) had never been done, taken place, etc.:I rue the day he was born.

v.i.

bef. 900; (verb, verbal) Middle English ruen, rewen, Old English hrēowan; cognate with Dutch rouwen, German reuen; (noun, nominal) Middle English rewe, reowe, Old English hrēow; cognate with Dutch rouw, German Reue; compare ruth

ru′er, n.

rue² n.

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

Rue n.

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rue /ruː/ vb (rues, ruing, rued)

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

Etymology: Old English hrēowan; related to Old Saxon hreuwan, Old High German hriuwanˈruer n

rue /ruː/ n

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 stimulantArchaic name: herb of grace
Compare wall rue

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Latin rūta, from Greek rhutē

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