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verb (used without object)
1.
to feel sorry, self-reproachful, or contrite for past conduct; regret or be conscience-stricken about a past action, attitude, etc. (often followed by of ): He repented after his thoughtless act.
2.
to feel such sorrow for sin or fault as to be disposed to change one's life for the better; be penitent.
verb (used with object)
3.
to remember or regard with self-reproach or contrition: to repent one's injustice to another.
4.
to feel sorry for; regret: to repent an imprudent act.
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pənt, rɪˈpɛnt
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repent1 (rɪˈpɛnt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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'penter1 | |
| —n | |
| repent2 (ˈriːpənt) | |
| —adj | |
| botany lying or creeping along the ground; reptant: repent stems | |
| [C17: from Latin rēpere to creep] | |
| reptant or repent (ˈrɛptənt, ˈriːpənt) | |
| —adj | |
| biology Also: repent creeping, crawling, or lying along the ground | |
| [C17: from Latin reptāre to creep] | |
| repent or repent | |
| —adj | |
| [C17: from Latin reptāre to creep] | |
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Word Origin & History
repent
late 13c., "to feel regret for sins or crimes," from O.Fr. repentir (11c.), from re-, intensive prefix, + V.L. *penitire "to regret," from L. poenitire "make sorry," from poena (see penal). The distinction between regret (q.v.) and repent is made
in many modern languages, but the differentiation is not present in older periods. Repentance is recorded from c.1300, from O.Fr. repentance (12c.).
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Example sentences
Those released were required to repent for their alleged crimes.
May you live to be a hundred years with one extra year to repent.
To err is human, to repent divine, to persist devilish.
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