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re·pent 1
(rĭ-pĕnt′)v. re·pent·ed, re·pent·ing, re·pents
v.intr.
1. To feel remorse, contrition, or self-reproach for what one has done or failed to do; be contrite: "[He] liked to visit prisoners and admonish them to repent of their ways" (Adam Hochschild).
2. To feel such regret for past conduct as to change one's mind regarding it: repented of intemperate behavior.You'd better accept their offer before they repent.
3. To become a more moral or religious person as a result of remorse or contrition for one's sins.
v.tr.
1. To feel regret or self-reproach for: repent one's sins.
2. Archaic To cause (one or oneself) to feel remorse or regret: "And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth" (King James Bible).
[Middle English repenten, from Old French repentir : re-, re- + pentir, to be sorry (from Vulgar Latin *paenitīre, from Latin paenitēre).]
re·pent′er n.
re·pent 2
(rē′pənt)adj. Biology
Prostrate or growing along the ground.
[Latin rēpēns, rēpent-, present participle of rēpere, to creep.]
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repent
(rɪˈpɛnt)vb
to feel remorse (for); be contrite (about); show penitence (for): he repents of his extravagance; he repented his words.
[C13: from Old French repentir from re- + pentir to be contrite, from Latin paenitēre to repent]
reˈpenter n
repent
(ˈriːpənt)adj
(Botany) botany lying or creeping along the ground; reptant: repent stems.
[C17: from Latin rēpere to creep]
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re•pent1
(rɪˈpɛnt)v.i.
1. to feel regretful or contrite for past conduct: to repent of an act.
2. to be penitent for one's sins and seek to change one's life for the better.
v.t. 3. to remember with self-reproach or contrition: to repent one's angry words.
4. to feel sorry for; regret: to repent a hasty marriage.
[1250–1300; < Old French repentir=re- re- + pentir to feel sorrow « Latin paenitēre to regret; see penitent]
re•pent′er, n.
re•pent2
(ˈri pənt, rɪˈpɛnt)adj.
(of a plant) creeping or prostrate.
[1660–70; < Latin rēpent-, s. of rēpēns, present participle of rēpere to crawl, creep]
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repent
Past participle: repented
Gerund: repenting
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Verb | 1. | repent - turn away from sin or do penitence |
2. | repent - feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
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repent
verb regret, lament, rue, sorrow, be sorry about, deplore, be ashamed of, relent, atone for, be contrite about, feel remorse about, reproach yourself for, see the error of your ways, show penitence Did he repent of anything in his life?
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repent
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Translations
يَتوبيَنْدَم، يَتَأسَّف على
kát selitovat
angrefortrydegøre bod
bánja bűneitmegbán
iîrastsjá eftir
atgailauti
nožēlot
kajať sa
kesati seobžalovati
pişman olmaktövbe etmek
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repent
(rəˈpent) verb1. (especially in religion) to be sorry for one's past sins.
2. (with of) to wish that one had not done, made etc. He repented of his generosity.
reˈpentance nounreˈpentant adjective
(negative unrepentant). a repentant sinner.
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