reuen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *hreuwan, from Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną. Compare English rue.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɔʏ̯ən/, [ˈʁɔʏ̯n]
  • Hyphenation: reu‧en
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Verb

reuen (weak, third-person singular present reut, past tense reute, past participle gereut, auxiliary haben)

  1. to regret, to be sorry (for), to rue
  2. to repent (of)
    Es reut ihn.He’s sorry about it.
    Es hat mich gereut.I was sorry for it.

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Further reading

  • reuen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • reuen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • reuen” in Duden online
  • reuen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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