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1repent — REPÉNT, Ă, repenţi, te, adj. (Despre tulpinile plantelor) Care stă culcat pe pământ (şi din loc în loc dă naştere la rădăcini); târâtor. – Din lat. repens, tis. Trimis de LauraGellner, 08.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 REPÉNT adj. (bot.) târâtor.… …
2Repent — Re*pent (r? p?nt ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Repented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Repenting}.] [F. se repentir; L. pref. re re + poenitere to make repent, poenitet me it repents me, I repent. See {Penitent}.] 1. To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one… …
3repent — repent1 [ri pent′] vi. [ME repenten < OFr repentir < VL repoenitere < L re , again + poenitere, for paenitere: see PENITENT] 1. to feel sorry or self reproachful for what one has done or failed to do; be conscience stricken or contrite:… …
4Repent — Re*pent , v. t. 1. To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow. [1913 Webster] I do repent it from my very soul. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To feel regret or sorrow; used reflexively. [1913 Webster] My father has repented him ere now. Dryden …
5repent — late 13c., to feel regret for sins or crimes, from O.Fr. repentir (11c.), from re , intensive prefix, + V.L. *penitire to regret, from L. poenitire make sorry, from poena (see PENAL (Cf. penal)). The distinction between REGRET (Cf. regret) (q.v.) …
6repent — ► VERB 1) feel or express sincere regret or remorse. 2) feel regret or remorse about. DERIVATIVES repentance noun repentant adjective repenter noun. ORIGIN Old French repentir, from Latin paenitere cause to repent …
7Repent — Re pent (r? p?nt), a. [L. repens, entis, creeping, p. pr. of repere to creep.] 1. (Bot.) Prostrate and rooting; said of stems. Gray. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Reptant}. [1913 Webster] …
8repent — I verb apologize, atone for, be conscience striken, be penitent, be sorry for, beg pardon, bemoan, bewail, cry over, deplore, do penance, expiate, feel contrition, feel regret, feel remorse, grieve, have a guilty conscience, have qualms, humble… …
9repent — [v] ask forgiveness apologize, atone, be ashamed, be contrite, be sorry, bewail, deplore, feel remorse, have qualms, lament, reform, regret, relent, reproach oneself, rue, see error of ways*, show penitence, sorrow; concepts 48,410 …
10repent — v. 1) to repent sincerely 2) (D; intr.) to repent of (to repent of one s sins) 3) (rare) (G) he repented having stolen the car * * * [ riːpənt] (rare) (G) he repented having stolen the car to repent sincerely (D; intr.) to repent of (to repent of …
