ALL meanings of regretting
re·gret
R r - verb with object regretting to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.): He no sooner spoke than he regretted it. 1
- verb with object regretting to think of with a sense of loss: to regret one's vanished youth. 1
- noun regretting a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc. 1
- noun regretting a feeling of sorrow or remorse for a fault, act, loss, disappointment, etc. 1
- noun regretting regrets, a polite, usually formal refusal of an invitation: I sent her my regrets. 1
- noun regretting a note expressing regret at one's inability to accept an invitation: I have had four acceptances and one regret. 1