repent

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

afterthinkregret rue

Word family

Forms repented

Derived forms repentablerepenterrepentinglyrepentlessunrepentedunrepenting

Related forms penance penitence penitent penitentiary repentance repentantunrepentable

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Proverbs (1)

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Marry in haste, repent at leisure

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

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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