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1. (v.i.) repent
to feel regretful or contrite for past conduct:
to repent of an act.
2. repent
to be penitent for one's sins and seek to change one's life for the better.
3. (v.t.) repent
to remember with self-reproach or contrition:
to repent one's angry words.
4. repent
to feel sorry for; regret:
to repent a hasty marriage.
5. (adj.) repent
(of a plant) creeping or prostrate.
Etymology: (1660–70; < L rēpent-, s. of rēpēns, prp. of rēpere to crawl, creep)
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| Definition of 'repent' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) repent, atone
turn away from sin or do penitence
2. (verb) repent, regret, rue
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
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1. (verb) repent
to be sorry for sth bad you have done, especially against your religion
to repent your sins
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| Definition of 'repent' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) repent
prostrate and rooting; -- said of stems
2. (adj) repent
same as Reptant
3. (verb) repent
to feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or omitted to do
4. (verb) repent
to change the mind, or the course of conduct, on account of regret or dissatisfaction
5. (verb) repent
to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin
6. (verb) repent
to feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow
7. (verb) repent
to feel regret or sorrow; -- used reflexively
8. (verb) repent
to cause to have sorrow or regret; -- used impersonally
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Sense: (especially in religion) to be sorry for one's past sins.
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 Afrikaans: bekeer |
 Arabic: يَتوب |
 Bulgarian: разкайвам се |
 Brazilian: arrepender-se |
 Czech: kát se |
 German: bereuen |
 Danish: angre; gøre bod |
 Greek: μετανοώ |
 Spanish: arrepentirse |
 Estonian: (pattu) kahetsema |
 Farsi: توبه کردن |
 Finnish: katua |
 French: se repentir |
 Hebrew: להתחרט |
 Hindi: पछताना |
 Croatian: pokajati se |
 Hungarian: (meg)bánja bűneit |
 Indonesian: menyesali |
 Icelandic: iðrast |
 Italian: pentirsi |
 Japanese: 後悔する |
 Korean: 참회하다 |
 Lithuanian: atgailauti |
 Latvian: nožēlot |
 Malay: taubat |
 Dutch: berouw hebben over |
 Norwegian: angre |
 Polish: żałować (za grzechy), oka |
 Persian: توبه کردن |
 Pashto: توبه كول، پښيمانه كېدل، ا |
 Portuguese: arrepender-se |
 Romanian: a se căi (pentru) |
 Russian: каяться |
 Slovak: kajať sa |
 Slovenian: kesati se |
 Serbian: kajati se |
 Swedish: ångra [sig] |
 Thai: สำนึกบาป |
 Turkish: tövbe etmek |
 Taiwanese: 懺悔 |
 Ukrainian: розкаюватися |
 Urdu: پشیمان ہونا |
 Vietnamese: ăn năn |
 Chinese: 忏悔 |
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