repent

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 References 2 French 2.1 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

From French repentir, from re- + a late derivative of Latin poenitere (“‘be penitant’”), alteration of Latin paenitere.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɪˈpɛnt/, SAMPA: /rI"pEnt/
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• Rhymes: -ɛnt

[edit] Verb

to repent (third-person singular simple present repents, present participle repenting, simple past and past participle repented)

1. (obsolete, reflexive) To cause (oneself) to feel pain or regret.
2. (archaic, transitive) To cause to have sorrow or regret.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VII:

     at that time she wolde nat, she seyde, for she was syke and myght nat ryde. "That me repentith," seyde the kynge [...].

   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Genesis 6:6

     And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

3. (intransitive) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; to be sorry for.
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Jonah 3:10

     And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.

4. (transitive) To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.

[edit] Derived terms

• marry in haste, repent at leisure

[edit] Related terms

• penance
• repentance
• repentant
• penitence
• penitent
• unrepentable

[edit] Translations

• German: bereuen, bedauern

[edit] References

• repent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• repent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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[edit] Verb

repent

1. Third-person singular present indicative of repentir.