regretted
ri-GRET-id/ɹɪˈɡɹɛtɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of regret.
They regretted selling the house once prices started to climb.
By the time she apologized, the damage was done and deeply regretted.
Note
One spelling does two jobs: the simple past (they regretted the sale) and the participle after have, had or be (she had regretted it; the remark was regretted). The final t doubles because regret is stressed on its last syllable. In older prose the form can mean missed or mourned rather than repented: a regretted friend is one whose absence is felt, not one wished away.
regretted is a form of regret
regret, verb: To feel sorry about something that happened or failed to happen, wishing it had turned out otherwise. Full entry
- Forms
- regretregrets he/she/itregretting -ing formregretted past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- regret → regretted: double the t, add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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