repent¹ /ri-pentˈ/

1. To regret, be sorry for, or wish to have been otherwise, what one has done or left undone (with of)
2. To change from past evil or misconduct
3. To feel contrition
4. To sorrow (Spenser)

1. (reflexive or impers) to affect with contrition or with regret (archaic)
2. To regret or feel contrition for (an action)

Repentance

repentˈance noun

1. The act of repenting
2. The state of being penitent

repentˈant adjective

Experiencing or expressing repentance

A penitent

repentˈantly adverb

repentˈer noun

repentˈingly adverb

repent² /rēˈpənt/ (botany)

Lying on the ground and rooting (also repˈtant)

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