Rue
verb
To feel sad and regretful about something.
She rued the day she had agreed to the plan.
Often appears as...
- rue the day
- rue the decision
noun
A feeling of regret or sorrow.
With rue in his heart, he left his homeland forever.
Often appears as...
- with rue
- feel the rue
noun
A type of strong-smelling plant used in medicines and cooking.
He added some rue to the soup to enhance the flavor.
Often appears as...
- add rue
- taste of rue
verb
To feel sad and regretful about something.
She rued the day she had agreed to the plan.
Often appears as...
- rue the day
- rue the decision
noun
A feeling of regret or sorrow.
With rue in his heart, he left his homeland forever.
Often appears as...
- with rue
- feel the rue
noun
A type of strong-smelling plant used in medicines and cooking.
He added some rue to the soup to enhance the flavor.
Often appears as...
- add rue
- taste of rue
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
When used as a verb, 'rue' carries a sense of deep regret, often suggesting a lingering sadness.
He rued not visiting his grandmother before she passed away.
Pro Tip 2/3Past Actions
'Rue' often reflects on past decisions or actions that one wishes could be undone or done differently.
She rued her hasty words to her friend.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Expression
'Rue' is a formal word, more common in written English or formal speech than in everyday conversation.
The CEO rued the company's missed opportunities in his statement.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
When used as a verb, 'rue' carries a sense of deep regret, often suggesting a lingering sadness.
He rued not visiting his grandmother before she passed away.
Pro Tip 2/3Past Actions
'Rue' often reflects on past decisions or actions that one wishes could be undone or done differently.
She rued her hasty words to her friend.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Expression
'Rue' is a formal word, more common in written English or formal speech than in everyday conversation.
The CEO rued the company's missed opportunities in his statement.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
When used as a verb, 'rue' carries a sense of deep regret, often suggesting a lingering sadness.
He rued not visiting his grandmother before she passed away.
Pro Tip 2/3Past Actions
'Rue' often reflects on past decisions or actions that one wishes could be undone or done differently.
She rued her hasty words to her friend.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Expression
'Rue' is a formal word, more common in written English or formal speech than in everyday conversation.
The CEO rued the company's missed opportunities in his statement.
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than just pay the operating costs of that coal plant. So what's going to get stranded next? This is an important question. I think natural gas is next. It's already skidding along at low prices. I think people who are putting a lot of money into gas fields right now, or gas turbines right now, are going to rue the day.
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Zimbabwe Safari Guides...
up to return to rue kimochi the safari camp where they are based they'll be using their newfound skills to guide real tourists but only in vehicles at this stage they're not yet ready for the
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thank you thank you rue
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Quote examples
Michael Wolf
I was working at the 'New York Times,' ruing every second of my life, thinking how was I ever going to get out of here, and thinking that one could only do it the way newspaper people have always done it. I needed a scoop, and I would go out and I would dream upon coming upon fires or the sky falling in front of me or anything.
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Christopher Buckley
American Novelist
Try, if you will, to imagine Dwight Eisenhower or JFK or Lyndon Johnson or, for that matter, Ronald Reagan chin-wagging with Jack Paar or Johnny Carson. Richard Nixon did, famously, go on 'Laugh In' in 1968, but as a candidate; and to his credit, he rued the day and hated every second of it.
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Alison Moyet
British Musician
I just find P.J. Harvey so mesmerising to watch because she remains unfathomable. She is the kind of woman who makes you rue the day you weren't born her. She always seems to be the cat that walks alone, and you don't feel you are supposed to know her.
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Jonathan Zittrain
American Educator
One repressive state after another has had to face the dilemma of wanting abundant Internet for economic advancement, while ruing the ways in which its citizens can become empowered to express themselves fearlessly.
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Alice Temperley
British Designer
I like the Hotel Costes, on rue Saint Honore, a boutique hotel near the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre and the Tuileries. I love the dark, moody decor as well as the fantastic scented, candlelit pool in the basement.
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Louis Susman
American Diplomat
I want to say unequivocally the Queen is magnificent. She is the enduring force, she is the glue that makes everyone feel good. She is beloved. I would rue the day when she may not be here.
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Gina Rinehart
Australian Businesswoman
Dad correctly said to me, 'Gina, you'll rue the day if I let you take your mother's shares for the benefit of the children.' He was right.
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Ruth Porat
American Businesswoman
The cloud is one of the most extraordinary opportunities of our lifetime. If we're not investing now, we'll rue the day we didn't.
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Rumaan Alam
American Author
I mourn for the kind of dad I didn't have; I rue my first broken family while taking joy in the one that I've made.
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David O. Selznick
American Producer
She has good instincts, but wrong judgments. She'll rue the day.
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Michael Wolf
I was working at the 'New York Times,' ruing every second of my life, thinking how was I ever going to get out of here, and thinking that one could only do it the way newspaper people have always done it. I needed a scoop, and I would go out and I would dream upon coming upon fires or the sky falling in front of me or anything.
Quote examples
Christopher Buckley
American Novelist
Try, if you will, to imagine Dwight Eisenhower or JFK or Lyndon Johnson or, for that matter, Ronald Reagan chin-wagging with Jack Paar or Johnny Carson. Richard Nixon did, famously, go on 'Laugh In' in 1968, but as a candidate; and to his credit, he rued the day and hated every second of it.
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Alison Moyet
British Musician
I just find P.J. Harvey so mesmerising to watch because she remains unfathomable. She is the kind of woman who makes you rue the day you weren't born her. She always seems to be the cat that walks alone, and you don't feel you are supposed to know her.
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Jonathan Zittrain
American Educator
One repressive state after another has had to face the dilemma of wanting abundant Internet for economic advancement, while ruing the ways in which its citizens can become empowered to express themselves fearlessly.
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Alice Temperley
British Designer
I like the Hotel Costes, on rue Saint Honore, a boutique hotel near the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre and the Tuileries. I love the dark, moody decor as well as the fantastic scented, candlelit pool in the basement.
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Louis Susman
American Diplomat
I want to say unequivocally the Queen is magnificent. She is the enduring force, she is the glue that makes everyone feel good. She is beloved. I would rue the day when she may not be here.
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Gina Rinehart
Australian Businesswoman
Dad correctly said to me, 'Gina, you'll rue the day if I let you take your mother's shares for the benefit of the children.' He was right.
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Ruth Porat
American Businesswoman
The cloud is one of the most extraordinary opportunities of our lifetime. If we're not investing now, we'll rue the day we didn't.
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Rumaan Alam
American Author
I mourn for the kind of dad I didn't have; I rue my first broken family while taking joy in the one that I've made.
Quote examples
David O. Selznick
American Producer
She has good instincts, but wrong judgments. She'll rue the day.
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