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repent

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repent /rɪˈpɛnt/ verb
repents; repented; repenting
repent
/rɪˈpɛnt/
verb
repents; repented; repenting
Britannica Dictionary definition of REPENT
formal
: to feel or show that you are sorry for something bad or wrong that you did and that you want to do what is right
[no object]
sometimes + of
[+ object]

— repentance

/rɪˈpɛntn̩s/ noun [noncount]

— repentant

/rɪˈpɛntn̩t/ adjective [more repentant; most repentant]