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How to pronounce “rue”
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Pronunciation guide for rue
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of rue with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Douglas Tallamy
that leaves a hole, a true vacuum.
- Definition summary
- (archaic or dialectal) Sorrow; repentance; regret.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce rue
Douglas Tallamy

that leaves a hole, a true vacuum.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “rue”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (archaic or dialectal) Sorrow; repentance; regret.
- (archaic or dialectal) Pity; compassion.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.
- (obsolete, transitive) To cause to repent of sin or regret some past action.
- (obsolete, transitive) To cause to feel sorrow or pity.
- (archaic or obsolete, intransitive, often with on or upon) To feel compassion or pity; to take pity (on), to have compassion (on).
- (archaic, intransitive) To feel sorrow or regret.
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