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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.
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Rues
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
noun
4.
sorrow; repentance; regret.
5.
pity or compassion.
Origin:
before 900; (v.) Middle English ruen, rewen, Old English hrēowan; cognate with Dutch rouwen, German reuen; (noun) Middle English rewe, reowe, Old English hrēow; cognate with Dutch rouw, German Reue; compare ruth
before 900; (v.) Middle English ruen, rewen, Old English hrēowan; cognate with Dutch rouwen, German reuen; (noun) Middle English rewe, reowe, Old English hrēow; cognate with Dutch rouw, German Reue; compare ruth
Related forms
ru·er, noun
un·rued, adjective
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noun
any strongly scented plant of the genus Ruta, especially R. graveolens, having yellow flowers and leaves formerly used in medicine.
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Word Origin & History
rue
"perennial evergreen shrub," late 14c., 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.).
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