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repent English

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What does repent mean?
Definitions in simple English

repent Verb

— In religion, repent means to be sorry for one's sins and to seek forgiveness; to regret one's sins and to start a better life based on religious principles. I repent my sins and ask forgiveness. He repented his wicked ways and started a new life. — Repent means to regret I repent skipping school last week.

repent

— verb turn away from sin or do penitence — verb feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

Synonyms repent synonyms

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repent English » English

regret rue be sorry feel sorry repent of be penitent sorry feel remorse confess change be sorry for atone remorseful penitent show repentance repent of wrong doing reform lament grieve feel sorry for eat humble pie do penance bewail be remorseful apologize worry turn round turn back turn away from transform think back think a pity stop doing stop stew spare sorry for sorrow small rueful return repent and reform purify the mind punish penance have a feeling of remorse give up give in forget it foreswear

Topics repent topics

What do people use repent to talk about?
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Sorry
Social behavior Conflict Peace

Repent
Social behavior Religion Practice religion

Salvation

Conjugation repent conjugation

How do you conjugate repent?

repent · verb

Examples repent examples

How do I use repent in a sentence?

Simple sentences

You'll repent at the cross.
Don't cut off my head! For then I could not repent of my sin. But cut off my feet with the red shoes.
Repent, the end is nigh!
We never repent having eaten too little.
It is too late to repent.
God blesses those who repent.
He will repent bitterly for defying me.
Repent!

Movie subtitles

He's busy. Not too busy to repent, brother.
Repent what's past, avoid what is to come, and do not spread the compost on the weeds to make them ranker.
O, yet I do repent me of my fury, that I did kill them.
You'll reward those who obey all your whims and kindly give the rest time to repent.
Strike this city and destroy the work of this fool who thinks he can repent.
Help me to sponge away the writing on the stone if I repent.
And I do repent, I do repent!
Go along now, before I repent.
Giovanna, don't repent.
He preaches to the people to repent before the coming of the Messiah.
You would repent and love God.
Don't you think that I'm enough dishonored? What uncle's interest that I repent?
Repent your errors and you will save your soul and your body from destruction, as it is God's will.
I always say, marry in haste, repent at leisure.
I beseech Thee, O Lord, that this woman may repent and that she may turn to Thee and seek her salvation.
They're about to return to their homes and repent.
And I do repent, I do repent! I'll make good, the wrongs I've done my fellow man.
You're all goin' to the painful, stinkin', scalding', everlasting' tortures of a fiery hell, created by God for sinners, unless. unless. unless you repent!
Repent with Sister Falconer!
Prepare to repent!
Rather repent!
I repent nothing of my love for her. nor for having told her of a GOD of justice!
We are asked to repent. The opposite of remorse.
England shall repent his folly, see his weakness, and admire our sufferance.
People change, repent.
Don't think I repent. I don't.
I repent not dying. - Go on.
Tomorrow's too late to repent.
Repent and rejoice.
If you detest it you'll repent afterward.
I'm sure you'll repent.
They must repent!
Faust, however, in all sincerity wants to repent.
I repent myself of my sins!
Not always, but now I repent.
Repent!

News and current affairs

Regulate in haste, repent at leisure.
CAMBRIDGE - Spend in haste; repent at leisure.
Mohammad Taghi Khalaji, a cleric and devoted follower of Ayatollah Khomeini, was arrested on January 12 after saying at a Tehran mosque that Iran's leaders should repent for their actions.
But it would be a pity if China's leaders did not endorse this acknowledgement of Japanese guilt as a manifestation of Japan's willingness to repent.
To call for those people who applied violence and persecuted others to examine themselves and repent is not intended to mete out legal responsibility and moral judgment.
Regulate in haste, repent at leisure. Overly strict regulation could seriously impair global growth for decades.

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