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# regretfully

adverb (regretfully)

«regretfully» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

In a sorry way, feeling sad about a mistake or a loss. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regretfully/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories a character admits they cannot do something or let something go, with sorrow: «he said regretfully»

### Examples

- "I cannot come to the party," she said regretfully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regretfully/#x1)
- He regretfully gave back the borrowed book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regretfully/#x2)
- The fox watched the grapes fall away regretfully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regretfully/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «regretfully» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regretfully/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«regretfully» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/regretfully.html) on Mova free.