Rue - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ruː|
Brit.
|ruː|
noun
- European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
- leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
- sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment (syn: regret, sorrow)
- leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
- sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment (syn: regret, sorrow)
to his rue, the error cost him the game
- (French) a street or road in Franceverb
Extra examples
He must be ruing his decision now.
...I rue the day I agreed to this stupid plan....
She learned to rue the day she had met Henri.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: rue
he/she/it: rues
present participle: ruing
past tense: rued
past participle: rued
I/you/we/they: rue
he/she/it: rues
present participle: ruing
past tense: rued
past participle: rued
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