repent C1 Topic:Animals US /ɹɪˈpɛnt/ See IPA manual Freq #10184 Meanings 1 verb To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of". Marry in haste, repent at leisure. 2 verb To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to practice sin and to love. ... Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 3 verb To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow. If Aljunied decides to go that way (to vote for the Workers' Party), well Aljunied has five years to live and repent. 4 verb To be sorry for, to regret. I repent my sins. Thesaurus Synonyms afterthinkregretrue Word family Forms repented Derived forms repentablerepenterrepentinglyrepentlessunrepentedunrepenting Related forms penancepenitencepenitentpenitentiaryrepentancerepentantunrepentable Etymology From Middle English repenten, from Old French repentir, from Vulgar Latin *repaenitīre, from Late Latin paenitīre, from Classical Latin paenitēre. Compare Modern French repentir. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # repent **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈpɛnt/ **Frequency rank:** 10184 ## Meanings 1. To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of". 2. To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to practice sin and to love. 3. To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow. 4. To be sorry for, to regret. ## Examples - Marry in haste, repent at leisure. - ... Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. - If Aljunied decides to go that way (to vote for the Workers' Party), well Aljunied has five years to live and repent. - I repent my sins. ## Synonyms - afterthink - regret - rue ## Derived Forms - repentable - repenter - repentingly - repentless - unrepented - unrepenting ## Related Forms - penance - penitence - penitent - penitentiary - repentance - repentant - unrepentable ## Etymology From Middle English repenten, from Old French repentir, from Vulgar Latin *repaenitīre, from Late Latin paenitīre, from Classical Latin paenitēre. Compare Modern French repentir. ## Topics - Animals markdown