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v. (-tt-) харамсах. His death was \regretted by all. Түүний нас барсанд бүгд харамсацгааж байв. n. харамсал. regrettable adj. харамсалтай, харамсмаар. regrettably adv. харамсалтай нь. regretful adj. харамссан, харамсангуй. regretfully adv. харамссан шинжтэй, гунигтай.
См. также в других словарях:
regretful — regretful, regrettable Regretful means ‘feeling regret’ and applies to a person, whereas regrettable means ‘causing regret’ and applies to an action: • He did not crave recognition, but was understandably regretful about his lack of it E.… … Modern English usage
Regretful — Re*gret ful ( f?l), a. Full of regret; indulging in regrets; repining. {Re*gret ful*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
regretful — index contrite, penitent, remorseful, repentant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
regretful — 1640s, “full of regret,” from REGRET (Cf. regret) + FUL (Cf. ful). Regretfully incorrectly used in place of regrettably since at least 1965. “A regrettable use, prob. after HOPEFULLY” [OED] … Etymology dictionary
regretful — [adj] sad, sorry apologetic, ashamed, attritional, compunctious, contrite, disappointed, mournful, penitent, remorseful, repentant, rueful, sorrowful; concept 403 Ant. content, happy, not guilty, satisfied … New thesaurus
regretful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ feeling or showing regret. DERIVATIVES regretfulness noun … English terms dictionary
regretful — [[t]rɪgre̱tfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ about n, ADJ that If you are regretful, you show that you regret something. Mr Griffin gave a regretful smile... Surprisingly, she didn t feel nervous, or regretful about her actions. Derived words:… … English dictionary
regretful — re|gret|ful [rıˈgretfəl] adj someone who is regretful feels sorry or disappointed ▪ She apologized and sounded genuinely regretful … Dictionary of contemporary English
regretful — See regretful, regrettable … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
regretful — re|gret|ful [ rı gretfl ] adjective sad or sorry: George sounded a little regretful that he hadn t been there … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
regretful — adjective feeling or showing regret: Shannon shook her head with a regretful smile. Derivatives regretfulness noun … English new terms dictionary
