Regret

rē-gret′, v.t. to grieve at: to remember with sorrow:— pr.p. regret′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. regret′ted. — n. sorrow for anything: concern: remorse: a written expre ion of regret.— adj. Regret′ful , full of regret.— adv. Regret′fully .— adj. Regret′table .— adv. Regret′tably . [O. Fr. regrater , to desire, prob. from L. re- , again, and an Old Low Ger. form, appearing in A.S. grǽtan , Goth. gretan , to weep, Scot. greet . Others explain as from L. re- , in neg. sense, and grat us , pleasing.]