English Explanatory Dictionary

repent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  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.
  5. To cause to have sorrow or regret.
  6. To cause (oneself) to feel pain or regret.
  7. To change one's mind.
adj
  1. Creeping along the ground.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈpɛnt/ En-us-repent.ogg /ˈɹiːpənt/

Word forms

repent repents repenting repented

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.

Synonyms

afterthink regret rue reptant

Related words

penance penitence penitent penitentiary repentance repentant unrepentable

Derived words

marry in haste, repent at leisure repentable repenter repentingly repentless unrepented unrepenting

Translations

Bulgarian: съжалявам Dutch: betreuren Finnish: katua Russian: жале́ть Russian: сожале́ть Russian: ка́яться Russian: пока́яться Serbo-Croatian: кајати се Serbo-Croatian: покајати се Serbo-Croatian: kajati se Serbo-Croatian: pokajati se Turkish: pişman olmak
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