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Antonyms for rue

Grammar : Verb
Spell : roo
Phonetic Transcription : ru

Definition of rue

Origin :
  • "feel regret," Old English hreowan "make sorry, distress, grieve" (class II strong verb; past tense hreaw, past participle hrowen), from Proto-Germanic *khrewanan (cf. Old Frisian riowa, Middle Dutch rouwen, Old Dutch hrewan, German reuen "to sadden, cause repentance"); in part, blended with Old English weak verb hreowian "feel pain or sorrow," and perhaps influenced by Old Norse hryggja "make sad," both from Proto-Germanic *khruwjanan, all from PIE root *kreue- (2) "to push, strike" (see anacrusis). Related: Rued; ruing.
  • verb regret
Example sentences :
  • I assure you that now they are at the corner of the Rue Magloire.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • Her room was on the Rue des Orfevres, only three doors away from the Huberts.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • I may rue my opposition as long as I live, for aught she knows.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • I took a pretty flat on the first floor of a house in the Rue de Rome.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • I had no suspicion then how momentous they were, but afterwards I had occasion to rue them.
  • Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
  • Among many old-wife recipes for the cure of warts is the use of rue.
  • Extract from : « Storyology » by Benjamin Taylor
  • At once he walked towards the Rue du Four, where the studio was situated.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • After drawing breath, Claude retraced his steps to the Rue de Seine.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • If he had lunched at his father's, in the Rue Vieille-du-Temple, he must certainly still be there.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • In less than twenty minutes he was in the Rue d'Enfer, at Sandoz's.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for rue

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