how to pronounce regret

/ɹɪɡˈɹɛt/

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regret is pronounced in two syllables

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ɹɪɡɹɛt

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An example use of regret in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… don't do this well we regret it outtakes …”

meaning of regret

Regret means to feel sorrow or sadness for something that has happened or been done.

regret frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word regret occurs in english on average 21 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics regret can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that regret can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

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