rue¹ /roo/

1. To be sorry for
2. To repent of
3. To wish not to have been or happened
4. To feel compassion for
5. To cause to feel regret, grieve (archaic)

1. To feel remorse or regret
2. To take pity
3. To change one's mind, contemplate backing out

1. Repentance
2. Regret
3. Sorrow
4. Pity

rueˈful adjective

1. Sorrowful
2. Piteous
3. Deplorable
4. Mournful
5. Melancholy

rueˈfully adverb

rueˈfulness noun

rueˈing or ruˈing noun

Repentance

rueˈ-bargain noun (dialect)

A forfeit for withdrawing from a bargain

take the rue (Scot)

To change one's mind, esp about an intended marriage

• put the black on
• put the boot in
• put the cart before the horse
• put the case
• put the cat among the pigeons
• put the change on
• put the clock back
• put the clock forward
• put the clocks back
• put the clocks forward
• put the dead wood on
• put the fear of God into
• put the finger on
• put the frighteners on someone
• put the hard word on
• put the kibosh on
• put the last hand to
• put the lid on it
• put the make on
• put the mockers on
• put the moves on
• put the record straight
• put the saddle on the right horse
• put the screws on
• put the skids on