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repent
re·pent 1 R0158600 (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 R0158700 (rē′pənt)adj. Biology Prostrate or growing along the ground.
[Latin rēpēns, rēpent-, present participle of rēpere, to creep.]repent (rɪˈpɛnt) vbto 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]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] repent
Past participle: repented
Gerund: repenting
| Present |
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| I repent | | you repent | | he/she/it repents | | we repent | | you repent | | they repent |
| Preterite |
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| I repented | | you repented | | he/she/it repented | | we repented | | you repented | | they repented |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am repenting | | you are repenting | | he/she/it is repenting | | we are repenting | | you are repenting | | they are repenting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have repented | | you have repented | | he/she/it has repented | | we have repented | | you have repented | | they have repented |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was repenting | | you were repenting | | he/she/it was repenting | | we were repenting | | you were repenting | | they were repenting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had repented | | you had repented | | he/she/it had repented | | we had repented | | you had repented | | they had repented |
| Future |
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| I will repent | | you will repent | | he/she/it will repent | | we will repent | | you will repent | | they will repent |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have repented | | you will have repented | | he/she/it will have repented | | we will have repented | | you will have repented | | they will have repented |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be repenting | | you will be repenting | | he/she/it will be repenting | | we will be repenting | | you will be repenting | | they will be repenting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been repenting | | you have been repenting | | he/she/it has been repenting | | we have been repenting | | you have been repenting | | they have been repenting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been repenting | | you will have been repenting | | he/she/it will have been repenting | | we will have been repenting | | you will have been repenting | | they will have been repenting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been repenting | | you had been repenting | | he/she/it had been repenting | | we had been repenting | | you had been repenting | | they had been repenting |
| Conditional |
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| I would repent | | you would repent | | he/she/it would repent | | we would repent | | you would repent | | they would repent |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have repented | | you would have repented | | he/she/it would have repented | | we would have repented | | you would have repented | | they would have repented |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  repent - turn away from sin or do penitence atone | | 2. | repent - feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite aboutregret, ruefeel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
repentverb 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?repentverbTo feel or express sorrow for:deplore, regret, rue.Translationsrepent (rəˈpent) verb1. (especially in religion) to be sorry for one's past sins. 懺悔 忏悔2. (with of) to wish that one had not done, made etc. He repented of his generosity. 後悔 后悔reˈpentance noun 懺悔 忏悔reˈpentant adjective (negative unrepentant). a repentant sinner. 懺悔的 忏悔的
IdiomsSeemarry in haste, repent at leisurerepent
repent Botany lying or creeping along the ground; reptant repent[′rē·pent] (botany) Of a stem, creeping along the ground and rooting at the nodes. repent
Synonyms for repentverb regretSynonyms- 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
Synonyms for repentverb to feel or express sorrow forSynonymsSynonyms for repentverb turn away from sin or do penitenceSynonymsverb feel remorse forSynonymsRelated Words |