repent
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English [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From French repentir, from re- + a late derivative of Latin poenitere (“be penitant”), alteration of Latin paenitere.
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Verb [edit]
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; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of".
- 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.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Jonah 3:10
- (theology, intransitive) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to practice sin and to love.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Luke 13:3
- I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Luke 13:3
- (transitive) To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
- (transitive) To be sorry for, to regret.
- I repent my sins.
- (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.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VII:
- (obsolete, reflexive) To cause (oneself) to feel pain or regret.
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to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
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theology: to cease to love and practice sin
to feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow
to feel sorry for, to regret
to cause to have sorrow or regret
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Etymology 2 [edit]
From Latin rēpō (“I creep”).
Adjective [edit]
repent
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References [edit]
- repent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- repent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
French [edit]
Verb [edit]
repent
- third-person singular present indicative of repentir
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
rēpent
- third-person plural future active indicative of rēpō
