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| re·pent [ ri pént ] (past and past participle re·pent·ed, present participle re·pent·ing, 3rd person present singular re·pents) |
transitive and intransitive verb |
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1. be sorry: to recognize the wrong in something you have done and be sorry about it
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2. change ways: to feel regret about a sin or past actions and change your ways or habits
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| [13th century. < French repentir< pentir< Latin paenitere] |
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  re·pen·tance noun |
| re·pen·tant adjective |
| re·pent·er noun |
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