B2 - Lesson 26 - Past Modals 1

Question 1

regret [/rɪˈɡret/]

Answer 1

1 to feel sorry about something you have done and wish you had not done it
Don’t do anything you might regret.
regret doing something
I regret leaving school so young.
regret (that)
He was beginning to regret that he’d come along.

2 [not in progressive] formal used in official letters or statements when saying that you are sorry or sad about something
We regret any inconvenience caused to our customers.
regret (that)
I regret that I will be unable to attend.

Question 2

certainty [/ˈsɜːtnti/]

Answer 2

the state of being completely certain
with certainty
She knew with absolute certainty that he’d say no.
The result is impossible to predict with any degree of certainty.

Question 3

convey [/kənˈveɪ/]

Answer 3

to communicate or express something, with or without using words
All this information can be conveyed in a simple diagram.
Ads convey the message that thin is beautiful.

2 formal to take or carry something from one place to another
Your luggage will be conveyed to the hotel by taxi.

3 law to legally change the possession of property from one person to another