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bedauern.

to regret

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/bəˈdaʊ̯ɐn/
  1. to regret

    weak
    zutiefst bedauern.
  2. to pity

    weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German betūren (also betiuren), a prefixation of tūren (“to consider grave”). Equivalent to modern be- + dauern (etymology 2), the simplex of which is now archaic. Pertaining to teuer (“dear, expensive”). The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German dūren).

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