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regretting

/rɪˈɡrɛtɪŋ/ /rəˈɡrɛtɪŋ/

Meanings
verb

Arrepentirse, lamentar

To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.

Examples :

"He regretted his words."
Se arrepintió de sus palabras.
mind emotion attitude guilt

Related Words

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

Algo, cosa

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Mi amigo me dijo que había algo en la caja, pero aún no sabía qué era.

Illustration instead

instead adverb

/ɪnˈstɛd/

En lugar de, en vez de

"I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead."

Iba a ir de compras, pero en vez de eso fui a bailar.

Illustration happened

happened verb

/ˈhæpənd/

Suceder, ocurrir

"Let me tell you how it happened."

Déjame contarte cómo sucedió.

Illustration history

history noun

/ˈhɪst(ə)ɹi/

Historia, pasado

"History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes."

La historia se repite si no aprendemos de sus errores.

Illustration constant

constant noun

/ˈkɒnstənt/ /ˈkɑnstənt/

Constante, invariable

"The constant noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

El ruido constante de la obra dificultaba que me concentrara en mis deberes.

Illustration studying

studying verb

/ˈstʌdiːɪŋ/

Estudiar, repasar

"I need to study my biology notes."

Necesito estudiar mis apuntes de biología.

Illustration preventing

preventing verb

/pɹɪˈvɛntɪŋ/

Prevenir, impedir

"I brush my teeth regularly to prevent them from turning yellow."

Me cepillo los dientes regularmente para evitar que se pongan amarillos.

Illustration absence

absence noun

/ˈæb.s(ə)n̩s/ /æbˈsɒns/

Ausencia

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."

La ausencia hace que el corazón se encariñe más.

Illustration regretted

regretted verb

/ɹɪˈɡɹɛtɪd/

Lamentó, se arrepintió

"He regretted his words."

Lamentó sus palabras.

Illustration generally

generally adverb

/d͡ʒɛn.əɹ.ə.li/

Generalmente, comúnmente

"It is generally known that the Earth is round."

Generalmente se sabe que la Tierra es redonda.

Illustration mistakes

mistakes noun

/mɪsˈteɪks/

Errores, fallos

""Everyone makes mistakes when they are learning something new." "

Todos cometen errores cuando están aprendiendo algo nuevo.

Illustration decision

decision noun

/dɪˈsɪʒən/

Decisión

"After careful consideration, the student made a decision about which college to attend. "

Después de una cuidadosa consideración, el estudiante tomó una decisión sobre a qué universidad asistir.