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repent
repent /rɪˈpent/ verb [I] FORMAL ↑Verb Endings for repent
► F0 to be very sorry for something bad you have done in the past and wish that you had not done it: » He repented (of his sins) just hours before he died.Thesaurus+: ↑Sadness and regretThesaurus+: ↑Making and accepting apologiesrepentance /-ˈpen.təns/ noun [U]
► F0» This was an extremely violent crime, for which the boy showed no repentance.Thesaurus+: ↑Sadness and regretThesaurus+: ↑Making and accepting apologies |