regret In any case I didn’t regret to stay at home.
In any case I didn’t regret staying at home. I now regret not to have worked harder at school.
I now regret not having worked harder at school. Regret is followed by a to-infinitive in formal letters to introduce a piece of bad news: ‘I regret to inform you that your application for a scholarship has been unsuccessful.’ When you are talking about the past, use regret doing sth or regret that: ‘I have often regretted leaving the police force.’ ‘I wonder if they ever regret not having gone to live abroad?’ ‘Now that it was too late, he regretted that he hadn’t worked harder at school.’ related 1
Many of these illnesses are related with smoking.
Many of these illnesses are related to smoking. One thing is related to another thing (NOT with): ‘Poverty is often directly related to unemployment.’ 2
The size of a family is deeply related to parental income.
The size of a family is closely related to parental income. closely related (NOT deeply): ‘His thesis is that drugs, boredom and juvenile crime are closely related.’ relation 1
I thought that offering to help him might improve our relation.
I thought that offering to help him might improve our relationship. The relation between teachers and students is very friendly.
The relationship between teachers and students is very friendly. See Language Note below 2
The new government is trying to improve its relation with America.
