rue

Definition of Rue in English :

Noun

1. herb of grace, rue, ruta graveolens

European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

2. rue

leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy

3. regret, rue, ruefulness, sorrow

sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

Example Sentences:
'he drank to drown his sorrows'
'he wrote a note expressing his regret'
'to his rue, the error cost him the game'

4. rue

(French) a street or road in France

Verb

5. regret, repent, rue

feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rue

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verbWord forms: rues, ruing or rued

to feel sorrow, remorse, or regret for (one's own wrongdoing, past events with unpleasant consequences, etc)

noun

2. archaic

sorrow, pity, or regret

noun

any rutaceous plant of the genus Ruta, esp R. graveolens, an aromatic Eurasian shrub with small yellow flowers and evergreen leaves which yield an acrid volatile oil, formerly used medicinally as a narcotic and stimulant

. Archaic name: herb of grace Compare goat's-rue, meadow rue, wall rue

Rue

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verb transitiveWord forms: rued or ˈruing

to feel remorse or repentance for (a sin, fault, etc.)

to wish (an act, promise, etc.) undone or unmade; regret

verb intransitive

to be sorrowful or regretful

noun

4. Archaic

sorrow, repentance, or regret

noun

any of a genus (Ruta) of strong-scented shrubs of the rue family, esp. an herb (R. graveolens) with yellow flowers and bitter-tasting leaves formerly used in medicine

adjective

designating a family (Rutaceae, order Sapindales) of woody dicotyledonous plants, including the gas plant and the citrus plants

Rue

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v. rued, ru·ing, rues

v. tr.

To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for: “I never rued a day in my life like the one I rued when I left that old mother of mine” (Flannery O'Connor).

v. intr.

To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow.

Sorrow; regret: “I ... won her from various rivals, who ... went away, one may say, full of rue” (Brian Doyle).

1. Any of various aromatic woody herbs or shrubs of the genus Ruta of the Mediterranean region and western Asia, especially the ornamental R. graveolens, having bipinnately compound leaves that yield an acrid volatile oil formerly used in medicine.

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