How to say "to regret, to pity" in Russian?

Жалеть

"to regret, to pity" is Жалеть in Russian.

Жалеть means "to regret, to pity" in English.

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Word #2467 of 4,000 by frequency in Russian — level B2.

Example

Я начал жалеть, что не взял зонт.

I started to regret not taking an umbrella.