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- Dictionaryrue/ro͞o/
verb
- 1. bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen): "Ferguson will rue the day he turned down that offer"
noun
- 1. repentance; regret: archaic "with rue my heart is laden"
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rue. 3 of 3. noun (2) : a European strong-scented perennial woody herb (Ruta graveolens of the family Rutaceae, the rue family) that has bitter leaves used medicinally. Did you know?
RUE definition: 1. to feel sorry about an event and wish it had not happened 2. to feel sorry about an event and…. Learn more.
Rue definition: to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly. See examples of RUE used in a sentence.
noun. sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment. “to his rue, the error cost him the game” synonyms: regret, ruefulness, sorrow. see more. noun. European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy. synonyms: Ruta graveolens, herb of grace. see more. noun.
RUE meaning: 1. to feel sorry about an event and wish it had not happened 2. to feel sorry about an event and…. Learn more.
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. 2. Any of various other plants having similar foliage, such as meadow rue.
Definition of rue verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Origin of Rue. From Middle English rewe, reowe, from Old English hrÄ“ow (“sorrow, regret, penitence, repentance, penance" ), from Proto-Germanic *hrewwō (“pain, sadness, regret, repentance" ), from Proto-Indo-European *krew-, *krow-, *krows- (“to push, fall, beat, break" ).
RUE meaning: to feel sorrow or regret for (something)
rue meaning, definition, what is rue: to wish that you had not done something...: Learn more.
