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he regretted vs he felt regretted

'He regretted' is the proper English phrasing. 'He felt regretted' is incorrect because 'regretted' is a verb that describes the feeling of regret, not an adjective that can be used to describe someone feeling regret.
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he regretted

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone feels regret or sorrow about something that happened in the past.

Examples:

  • He regretted not studying for the exam.
  • She regretted missing the opportunity to travel.
  • Jul 17, 2023 ... He regretted the way nuclear energy was handled but I don't think he regretted what he did at Los Alamos. They built the initial bombs, for most of the ...
  • Oct 24, 2016 ... And in at least 15 places the Bible says he regretted, or that he might regret, something he was about to do in the future (Exodus 32:12–14 ...
  • Jun 5, 2024 ... Fanum looks like he regretted that joke vote.. He probably thought it would be funny to vote Joe for the ball, he looks proper shocked that ...
  • In this sense he “regretted” that He had created man. He would have wished that mankind chose differently…but they didn't. God's “regret” has to be ...
  • Jul 20, 2024 ... MY FIANCÉ HUMILIATED ME IN HIS WEDDING VOWS – HE REGRETTED IT LATER. I've dreamed about this day since I was a little girl.
  • Oct 13, 2018 ... He regretted it the first time, but is doing the exact same thing again. Will he come back for a third time and regret the second breakup ...
  • Oct 18, 2021 ... Iraq War role was a stain on Powell's record — one he openly said he regretted ... Colin Powell knew his name would be forever tied to the ill- ...
  • Jul 22, 2019 ... Portrait of Franken. When Franken was asked if he regretted his decision to resign from the Senate, he said, “Oh, yeah. Absolutely ...
  • Oct 13, 2018 ... It's C. He regretted to tell his children. Because we commonly say 'I regret to tell you that your application has not been successful' or ...

Alternatives:

  • he felt regret
  • he was filled with regret
  • he was sorry for
  • he wished he hadn't
  • he was remorseful

he felt regretted

This phrase is incorrect in English.

  • May 2, 2022 ... I guess the biggest minus point of Finn is coming up with the heist plan, even though he felt regretted and apologized to Sean for his actions ...
  • Oct 27, 2023 ... But only short time after that he felt regretted not buying the AE-1 so he bought the AE-1 and sold me the rarely used EF for next to nothing.
  • Mar 29, 2023 ... Rebbe Shimon, the Talmud recounts, did not approve of the nazirite vow. Most, he felt, regretted their act of piety. Their sacrifices were not ...
  • Then, Victor went to a island alone, to make the second monster, but the first crature was there, so he felt regretted, and he started to destroy the monster's ...
  • May 29, 2021 ... However, in December 2014, two years after the attack, the victim's father termed the promises of reform unmet and said that he felt regretted ...
  • Dec 5, 2014 ... He felt regretted for causing so much destruction the last few days however Akira thru the video call told him not to give up. Suddenly the ...
  • Mar 3, 2024 ... After Kovu asks if Scar is up there too, he felt regretted and tells Kiara that he wasn't his father but feels that he's still a part of him.
  • Cried in such ignorance of his poverty. Now with walled feelings he could sit unspoken. Of what he felt, regretted, or had lost— He was that kind of ghost ...
  • May 12, 2020 ... In fact, he felt regretted to leave those Malaysian-Chinese political leaders of opposition political parties in Malaysia, especially in ...
  • Jan 5, 1990 ... He expressed that although he felt extremely stressed competing against his peers, he felt regretted having to leave. Yoseob said "when we ...

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