different between regret vs murmur
regret
English
Etymology
From Middle English regretten, from Old French regreter, regrater (“to lament”), from re- (intensive prefix) + *greter, *grater (“to weep”), from Frankish *gr?tan (“to weep, mourn, lament”), from Proto-Germanic *gr?tan? (“to weep”), from Proto-Indo-European *??reh?d- (“to sound”); and Frankish *greutan (“to cry, weep”), from Proto-Germanic *greutan? (“to weep, cry”), from Proto-Indo-European *g?rewd- (“to weep, be sad”), equivalent to re- +? greet. Cognate with Middle High German gr?zan (“to cry”), Old English gr?tan (“to weep, greet”), Old English gr?otan (“to weep, lament”), Old Norse gráta (“to weep, groan”), Gothic ???????????????????????? (gr?tan, “to weep”). More at greet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??????t/, /??????t/, /?i????t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Verb
regret (third-person singular simple present regrets, present participle regretting, simple past and past participle regretted)
- To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
- (more generally) To feel sorry about (any thing).
- (archaic, transitive) To miss; to feel the loss or absence of.
- 1845, The Church of England Magazine (volume 19, page 301)
- He more than ever regretted his home, and with increased desire longed to see his family.
- 1845, The Church of England Magazine (volume 19, page 301)
Usage notes
- "Regret" is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (the -ing form), except in set phrases with tell, say, and inform, where the to infinitive is used. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Derived terms
- regretter
Translations
Noun
regret (countable and uncountable, plural regrets)
- Emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing.
- 1828, Thomas Macaulay, John Dryden
- What man does not remember with regret the first time he read Robinson Crusoe?
- From its peaceful bosom [the grave] spring none but fond regrets and tender recollections.
- 1828, Thomas Macaulay, John Dryden
- (obsolete) Dislike; aversion.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Dr. H. More to this entry?)
Derived terms
- regretful
Translations
See also
- remorse
- repentance
Further reading
- regret in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- regret in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
From Middle French regret, from Old French regret (“lamentation, complaint”), deverbal of regreter (“to lament”), from re- (intensive prefix-) +? greter (to weep), from Frankish *grêtan (“to weep, mourn, lament”), from Proto-Germanic *gr?tan? (“to weep”) and Frankish *grêotan (“to cry, weep”), from Proto-Germanic *greutan? (“to weep, cry”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghrew- (“to weep, be sad”). More at regret.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.???/
Noun
regret m (plural regrets)
- regret
- nostalgia
Derived terms
Related terms
- regretter
Further reading
- “regret” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Noun
regret (plural regrets)
- regret, repentance
Related terms
- regrettar
- regrettabile
Romanian
Etymology
From French regret.
Noun
regret n (plural regrete)
- regret
Declension
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murmur
English
Etymology
From Middle English murmur, murmor, murmour, from Old French murmure (modern French murmure), from Latin murmur (“murmur, humming, muttering, roaring, growling, rushing etc.”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m??.m?(?)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?.m?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)m?(?)
Noun
murmur (countable and uncountable, plural murmurs)
- (countable, uncountable) Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water.
- (countable, uncountable) Soft indistinct speech.
- A murmur arose from the audience.
- 1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, chapter V:
- In the prison of the 'tween decks reigned a darkness pregnant with murmurs. The sentry at the entrance to the hatchway was supposed to "prevent the prisoners from making a noise," but he put a very liberal interpretation upon the clause, and so long as the prisoners refrained from shouting, yelling, and fighting--eccentricities in which they sometimes indulged--he did not disturb them.
- 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XI:
- The moment had come for the honeyed word. I lowered my voice to a confidential murmur, but on her inquiring if I had laryngitis raised it again.
- (cardiology, medicine) The sound made by any condition which produces noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart.
- A muttered complaint or protest; the expression of dissatisfaction in a low muttering voice; any expression of complaint or discontent
- 1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress:
- In fear of disease and in the interest of his health man will be muzzled and masked like a vicious dog, and that without any murmur of complaint.
- 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XX:
- Glossop will return from his afternoon off to find the awful majesty of the Law waiting for him, complete with handcuffs. We can hardly expect him to accept an exemplary sentence without a murmur, so his first move will be to establish his innocence by revealing all.
- 1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress:
Translations
Verb
murmur (third-person singular simple present murmurs, present participle murmuring, simple past and past participle murmured)
- (intransitive, now rare) To grumble; to complain in a low, muttering voice, or express discontent at or against someone or something. [from 14th c.]
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, John 6:41:
- The Iewes then murmured at him because he sayde: I am that breed which is come doune from heaven.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, John 6:41:
- (intransitive) To speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble, mutter. [from 14th c.]
- (transitive) To say (something) indistinctly, to mutter. [from 15th c.]
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1, Act II, Scene 3, line 51,[1]
- I […] heard thee murmur tales of iron wars;
- 1874, Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd, Chapter 21,[2]
- Gabriel murmured a confused reply, and hastened on.
- 1942, Lloyd C. Douglas, The Robe, Chapter 7,[3]
- With a husky voice she murmured that he was the very dearest grandfather anyone ever had.
- 1978, Andrew Holleran, Dancer from the Dance, New York: New American Library, 1986, Chapter 4, p. 105,[4]
- “ […] Don’t look now,” he murmured, lowering his eyes demurely, “but the most handsome man in Brookfield, Connecticut, has just walked in the room.”
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1, Act II, Scene 3, line 51,[1]
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:mutter
Derived terms
Translations
References
- murmur in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- “murmur”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000
Further reading
- heart murmur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *mormur-, *mur- (“to mutter”). Reduplication points to imitative, onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Sanskrit ????? (marmara, “rustling sound, murmur”), Ancient Greek ??????? (mormúr?, “to roar, boil”), Lithuanian mùrm?ti (“to mutter, murmur, babble”), Old High German murmur?n, murmul?n (“to mumble, murmur”), Old Norse murra (“to grumble, mumble”), Old Armenian ?????? (m?m?am).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?mur.mur/, [?m?rm?r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?mur.mur/, [?murmur]
Noun
murmur n (genitive murmuris); third declension
- murmur, murmuring
- humming, roaring, growling, grumbling
- rushing, crashing
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Descendants
- English: murmur
- French: murmure
- Irish: monabhar
- Italian: mormorio
- Portuguese: murmúrio
- Spanish: murmullo, murmurio, murmuro
References
- murmur in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- murmur in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Middle English
Alternative forms
- murmure, murmour, murmour, murmor
Etymology
From Old French murmure, from Latin murmur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?murmur/
Noun
murmur (plural murmurs)
- A whining, protesting or complaining in the background; murmuring.
- (rare) Background noise or sounds.
Descendants
- English: murmur
References
- “murmur(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-20.
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?murmur]
Verb
murmur
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of murmura
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