What part of speech is regret?

Regret can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. regret is a verb, present, 1st person singular of regret (infinitive).
  • 2. regret is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. regret is a noun, singular of regrets.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does regret mean?

Definitions

Verb
regret - express with regret; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"
regret - decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the party"
regret - feel sad about the loss or absence of
regret - feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

Noun
regret - The instance of such an emotion.
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Examples of regret

#   Sentence  
1. verb I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard.
2. verb I regret I can't come to the party.
3. verb Sometimes you can make a bad decision very quickly, then regret it for many years to come.
4. verb If you go, make sure you order the crab fries, you won't regret it :).
5. verb Stop in and have a bite you won't regret it.
6. verb Do not live here, you will regret it!
7. verb So anyone looking for an Excellent night out for Chinese or maybe just lunch should stop in and try it because I promise you 2 things---You won't regret it!!
8. verb When I ask people what they regret most about high school, they nearly all say the same thing: that they wasted so much time.
9. verb Sooner or later, you will regret your idleness.
10. verb You will soon regret your rash conduct.
11. verb I regret that I told you.
12. verb A time will come when you will regret your action.
13. verb The time will come when you'll regret it.
14. verb I regret having been idle in my school days.
15. verb We regret his death.
16. noun To my regret, his was nothing but a short-lived triumph.
17. noun To our regret, we were obliged to call off the game, which we had been looking forward to.
18. noun To my regret I cannot accept your invitation.
19. noun To my regret, my favorite TV show went off the air last month.
20. noun To my regret, my father could not recover from his long illness.
21. noun To my regret there are many students who cheat.
22. noun There is one thing I look back on with regret.
23. noun I showed him my deepest regret.
24. noun I think everyone looks back on their childhood with some regret.
25. noun I heard the news of his death with deep regret.
26. noun He expressed regret over the affair.
27. noun He sighed with regret.
28. noun They all expressed regret over her death.
29. noun She showed her regret over the serious mistake.
30. noun She felt regret for having been rude to him.
Sentence  
verb
I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard.
I regret I can't come to the party.
Sometimes you can make a bad decision very quickly, then regret it for many years to come.
If you go, make sure you order the crab fries, you won't regret it :).
Stop in and have a bite you won't regret it.
Do not live here, you will regret it!
So anyone looking for an Excellent night out for Chinese or maybe just lunch should stop in and try it because I promise you 2 things---You won't regret it!!
When I ask people what they regret most about high school, they nearly all say the same thing: that they wasted so much time.
Sooner or later, you will regret your idleness.
You will soon regret your rash conduct.
I regret that I told you.
A time will come when you will regret your action.
The time will come when you'll regret it.
I regret having been idle in my school days.
We regret his death.
noun
To my regret, his was nothing but a short-lived triumph.
To our regret, we were obliged to call off the game, which we had been looking forward to.
To my regret I cannot accept your invitation.
To my regret, my favorite TV show went off the air last month.
To my regret, my father could not recover from his long illness.
To my regret there are many students who cheat.
There is one thing I look back on with regret.
I showed him my deepest regret.
I think everyone looks back on their childhood with some regret.
I heard the news of his death with deep regret.
He expressed regret over the affair.
He sighed with regret.
They all expressed regret over her death.
She showed her regret over the serious mistake.
She felt regret for having been rude to him.
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