repent
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/ɹɪˈpɛnt/
English
Definitions
verb
- To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of".
- To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to practice sin and to love.“If you are a true Muslim, you should repent to Allah.”
- To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
- To be sorry for, to regret.“I repent my sins.”
adjective
- Creeping along the ground.
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Synonyms
afterthinkregretruereptantatoneturnyeancelamentapologizebemoanrecantretractsorrowmournbewaildeploreexpiate