rue the day in English

Audio: En-au-rue the day.ogg

Forms: rues the day [present, singular, third-person], ruing the day [participle, present], rued the day [participle, past], rued the day [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rue the day (third-person singular simple present rues the day, present participle ruing the day, simple past and past participle rued the day)

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"rue the day" meaning in English

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