regret
B2Frequent NGSL-3UK /rɪˈɡret/US /rɪˈɡret/
Meaning
noun
a sad feeling because of something that has happened or something that you have done or not done
“a feeling/pang/twinge of regret”
verb
to feel sorry about something you have done or about something that you have not been able to do
“regret something, If you don't do it now, you'll only regret it.”
Real video examples
From real subtitles in LingoTube lessons
“I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing, and I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.”
📺 Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos delivers graduation speech at Princeton UniversityLearn this word in the video →
“And it can be the source of a huge amount of long-term unhappiness, and regrets.”
📺 Inside the Mind of a Master ProcrastinatorLearn this word in the video →
Remember regret through real videos
LingoTube turns TED / YouTube videos into sentence-by-sentence bilingual lessons: synced subtitles, tap any word for meaning and pronunciation, save to your word bank with spaced repetition.
I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing, and I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.
regret·
Learn "regret" in a video →
Free to try, no sign-up needed
