Repent
11repent — verb (formal) ADVERB ▪ genuinely, sincerely, truly ▪ In order to be saved one must truly repent. VERB + REPENT ▪ come to ▪ …
12repent — verb (I, T) 1 a word meaning to be sorry for something you have done, used especially in a religious context (+ of): Repent of your sins and you will be forgiven. 2 formal to be sorry for something and to wish you had not done it: repent doing… …
13repent — I re•pent [[t]rɪˈpɛnt[/t]] v. i. 1) to feel regretful or contrite for past conduct: to repent of an act[/ex] 2) to be penitent for one s sins and seek to change one s life for the better 3) to remember with self reproach or contrition: to repent… …
14repent — repent1 repenter, n. repentingly, adv. /ri pent /, v.i. 1. to feel sorry, self reproachful, or contrite for past conduct; regret or be conscience stricken about a past action, attitude, etc. (often fol. by of): He repented after his thoughtless… …
15repent — [[t]rɪpe̱nt[/t]] repents, repenting, repented VERB If you repent, you show or say that you are sorry for something wrong you have done. Those who refuse to repent, he said, will be punished... [V of/for n] Did he repent of anything in his life?… …
16repent — I. /rəˈpɛnt / (say ruh pent) verb (i) 1. (sometimes followed by of) to feel self reproach, compunction, or contrition for past conduct; change one s mind with regard to past action in consequence of dissatisfaction with it or its results. –verb… …
17repent — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French repentir, from Medieval Latin repoenitēre, from Latin re + Late Latin poenitēre to feel regret, alteration of Latin paenitēre more at penitent Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to turn… …
18repent — UK [rɪˈpent] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms repent : present tense I/you/we/they repent he/she/it repents present participle repenting past tense repented past participle repented formal to recognize that you have done something… …
19repent — verb /ɹɪˈpɛnt/ a) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with of . And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had… …
20repent — See repent, regret …
