rue in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
rue in Marathi मराठी
rue in Sindhi سنڌي
rue in English
- rue⇄noun sorrow; regret; repentance.
Ex. With rue my heart is laden For golden friends I had (A. E. Housman). - rue⇄rue (1), verb, rued,ruing,noun.
- rue⇄rue (2), noun.
a plant with yellow flowers, and leaves that have a strong smell and a bitter taste. It grows in the Mediterranean region. Rue is a woody herb of the same family as the citrus. Its leaves were formerly much used in medicine. - rue⇄rue (3), noun.
(French.) street.
Ex. Rue de Rivoli, Rue La Fayette. - rue⇄v.i. (Archaic.) to feel sorrow; lament.
- rue⇄v.t. to be sorry for; regret; repent.
Ex. She will rue the day she insulted your mother. Thou shalt rue this treason (Shakespeare). Was ever son so rued a father's death? (Shakespeare).
(SYN) deplore.