repent
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There seems to be considerable difference of opinion about the derivation of repent. Most sources trace it back to French repentir, from prefix re-, again + Latin poenitere, related to poena, money paid in atonement, punishment and the Greek poinề, punishment, penalty. The Latin root may also be paeniteo (-ere) to rue, or have cause to grieve over.
It seems to be unrelated to French penser, think, which comes from pensare, weigh out.
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to repent (third-person singular simple present repents, present participle repenting, simple past and past participle repented)
- (intransitive) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do.
- (intransitive) To change one's mind, or the course of conduct, on account of regret or dissatisfaction.
- (transitive) To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
- (transitive) To cause to have sorrow or regret.
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- to cause to have sorrow or regret
- 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.
- to change one's mind
- 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.
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[edit] Translations
to feel sorrow or regret for what one has or hasn't done
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to change one's mind on account of regret or dissatisfaction
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to feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow
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[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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