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[roo] 
,verb, rued, ru⋅ing, noun –verb (used with object)
| 1. | to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly: to rue the loss of opportunities. |
| 2. | to wish that (something) had never been done, taken place, etc.: I rue the day he was born. |
–verb (used without object)
| 3. | to feel sorrow, repentance, or regret. |
–noun
| 4. | sorrow; repentance; regret. |
| 5. | pity or compassion. |
Origin:
bef. 900; (v.) ME ruen, rewen, OE hrēowan; c. D rouwen, G reuen; (n.) ME rewe, reowe, OE hrēow; c. D rouw, G Reue; cf. ruth
bef. 900; (v.) ME ruen, rewen, OE hrēowan; c. D rouwen, G reuen; (n.) ME rewe, reowe, OE hrēow; c. D rouw, G Reue; cf. ruth
Related forms:
ruer, noun
rue
2 [roo] ,–noun
| any strongly scented plant of the genus Ruta, esp. R. graveolens, having yellow flowers and leaves formerly used in medicine. |
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| rue 1 (rōō) v. rued, ru·ing, rues v. tr. To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for. v. intr. To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow. n. Sorrow; regret: "To their rue, the Social Democrats have to acknowledge that the Conservative-Liberal coalition has captured the center where elections are won" (Elizabeth Pond). [Middle English ruen, from Old English hrēowan, to affect with grief, and hrēowian, to repent.] ru'er n. |
| rue 2 (rōō) n. Any of various aromatic southwest Asian or Mediterranean plants of the genus Ruta, especially the ornamental R. graveolens, having bipinnately compound leaves that yield an acrid volatile oil formerly used in medicine. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rūta, probably from Greek rhūtē.] |
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Rue
Rue\, n. [F. rue, L. ruta, akin to Gr. ?; cf. AS. r?de.]1. (Bot.) A perennial suffrutescent plant (Ruta graveolens), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine. Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve, for he had much to see. --Milton. They [the exorcists] are to try the devil by holy water, incense, sulphur, rue, which from thence, as we suppose, came to be called herb of grace. --Jer. Taylor. 2. Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret. Goat's rue. See under Goat. Rue anemone, a pretty springtime flower (Thalictrum anemonides) common in the United States. Wall rue, a little fern (Asplenium Ruta-muraria) common on walls in Europe.Rue
Rue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rued; p. pr. & vb. n. Ruing.] [OE. rewen, reouwen, to grive, make sorry, AS. hre['o]wan; akin to OS. hrewan, D. rouwen, OHG. hriuwan, G. reun, Icel. hruggr grieved, hrug[eth] sorrow. [root] 18. Cf. Ruth.]1. To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over. --Chaucer. I wept to see, and rued it from my heart. --Chapmen. Thy will Chose freely what it now so justly rues. --Milton. 2. To cause to grieve; to afflict. [Obs.] "God wot, it rueth me." --Chaucer. 3. To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from. [Prov. Eng.]Rue
Rue\, v. i. 1. To have compassion. [Obs.] God so wisly [i. e., truly] on my soul rue. --Chaucer. Which stirred men's hearts to rue upon them. --Ridley. 2. To feel sorrow and regret; to repent. Work by counsel and thou shalt not rue. --Chaucer. Old year, we'll dearly rue for you. --Tennyson.Rue
Rue\, n. [AS. hre['o]w. See Rue, v. t.] Sorrow; repetance. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Language Translation for : Rue
Spanish:
calle en forma de arco,
German:
halbmondförmige Straße,
Japanese:
三日月形街路
rue (v.)
"feel regret," O.E. hreowan "make sorry, grieve" (class II strong verb; past tense hreaw, pp. hrowen), from P.Gmc. *khrewanan (cf. O.Fris. riowa, M.Du. rouwen, O.D. hrewan, Ger. rewen); in part, blended with O.E. weak v. hreowian "feel pain or sorrow," and perhaps influenced by O.N. hryggja "make sad," both from P.Gmc. *khruwjanan, from the same root. The noun meaning "sorrow, repentance" is from O.E. hreow, from the verb.
rue (n.)
"perennial evergreen shrub," 1382, from O.Fr. rue, earlier rude, from L. ruta "rue," probably from Gk. rhyte, of uncertain etymology, originally a Peloponnesian word. The bitter taste of its leaves led to many punning allusions to the noun form of rue (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: rue
Pronunciation: 'rü
Function: noun
: a strong-scented perennial woody herb (Ruta graveolens of the family Rutaceae, the ruefamily) that has bitter leaves used in medicine
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Rue
a garden herb (Ruta graveolens) which the Pharisees were careful to tithe (Luke 11:42), neglecting weightier matters. It is omitted in the parallel passage of Matt. 23:23. There are several species growing wild in Palestine. It is used for medicinal and culinary purposes. It has a powerful scent, and is a stimulant. (See MINT.)
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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| RUE right upper extremity |
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rue
any plant of the genus Ruta, of the family Rutaceae, comprising 40 species of perennial shrubs and herbs native to Eurasia and the Canary Islands. Common rue (R. graveolens) is cultivated as a small garden shrub for its evergreen leaves and dull-yellow flower clusters. The gland-studded, translucent leaves have been used for centuries as a spice and in medicines.
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