Repent

Quick meaning: Repent is a verb meaning (intransitive) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of".

Meaning

(intransitive) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of".

More Meanings

1. (theology, intransitive) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to practice sin and to love.
2. (transitive) To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
3. (transitive) To be sorry for, to regret.
4. (archaic, transitive) To cause to have sorrow or regret.
5. (obsolete, reflexive) To cause (oneself) to feel pain or regret.
6. (archaic, intransitive) To change one's mind.
7. (chiefly botany) Creeping along the ground.

Example Sentences

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

If Aljunied decides to go that way (to vote for Workers' Party), well Aljunied has five years to live and repent.

Mad Prophet: Repent! Repent and restore your souls to glory before it is too late! This great station has fallen, and all within shall fall with it!

Word Forms

• repents
• repenting
• repented

Synonyms for repent

Depending on context, synonyms include afterthink, regret, rue, reptant, atone.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include regret, atone, rue, turn, ye, lament.

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