ALL meanings of rue
rue
R r - verb with object rue to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly: to rue the loss of opportunities. 1
- verb with object rue to wish that (something) had never been done, taken place, etc.: I rue the day he was born. 1
- verb without object rue to feel sorrow, repentance, or regret. 1
- noun rue Warren, 1815–89, English astronomer and inventor. 1
- transitive verb rue regret, lament 1
- transitive verb rue feel sorry about 1
- noun rue sorrow 1
- abbreviation RUE regret 1
- noun rue plant: type of herb 1
- verb rue If you rue something that you have done, you are sorry that you did it, because it has had unpleasant results. 0
- verb rue to feel sorrow, remorse, or regret for (one's own wrongdoing, past events with unpleasant consequences, etc) 0
- noun rue sorrow, pity, or regret 0
- noun rue any rutaceous plant of the genus Ruta, esp R. graveolens, an aromatic Eurasian shrub with small yellow flowers and evergreen leaves which yield an acrid volatile oil, formerly used medicinally as a narcotic and stimulant 0
- verb transitive rue to feel remorse or repentance for (a sin, fault, etc.) 0
- verb transitive rue to wish (an act, promise, etc.) undone or unmade; regret 0
- intransitive verb rue to be sorrowful or regretful 0
- noun rue sorrow, repentance, or regret 0
- noun rue any of a genus (Ruta) of strong-scented shrubs of the rue family, esp. an herb (R. graveolens) with yellow flowers and bitter-tasting leaves formerly used in medicine 0
- adjective rue designating a family (Rutaceae, order Sapindales) of woody dicotyledonous plants, including the gas plant and the citrus plants 0