repent
IPA: rɪpˈɛnt
verb
- (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".
- (theology, intransitive) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to practice sin and to love.
- (transitive) To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
- (transitive) To be sorry for, to regret.
- (archaic, transitive) To cause to have sorrow or regret.
- (obsolete, reflexive) To cause (oneself) to feel pain or regret.
adjective
- (chiefly botany) Creeping along the ground.
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