to repent
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4.9
- verb
- /rɪˈpɛnt/
:
arrepentirse de
- And and so I want to repent for hurting my family and hurting my friends.
- repent of sins
- repent of actions
- fail to repent
Turn from your wicked, turn from your wicked ways, repent, be baptized.
- Turn from your wicked, turn from your wicked ways, repent, be baptized.
- You know, through just I was repenting, I was confessing sin.
- The right response to this is to repent, to change.
- OK, I'm going to, I'm going to repent of my inadequacy.
- The the Kingdom of God is near repent and believe the good news.
- So we say repent and believe in Jesus.
- Cry out from your heart and say, Lord, please, Lord, I repent of my sins.
- I need to like continuously live this cycle of sin, repent, happy, sad.
- And and so I want to repent for hurting my family and hurting my friends.
- And he said, no, if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent, they'll change their mind.
- So all you got to do is just say after me, Father God, I repent of my sins.
- He tells us about a woman that lived the life in prostitution, but that repented to God when she was thirsty one day.
- So I said all you have to do is recant what you said and repent.
- But I, I think we really need to find this place of realizing that, you know what, we can repent and we should repent saying, you know what, we're not perfect.
Examples
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So all you got to do is just say after me, Father God, I repent of my sins.
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But Peter, remember who God was, repented and restored the relationship.
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The right response to this is to repent, to change.
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So we say repent and believe in Jesus.
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These are souls who managed to repent at the last minute.
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Cry out from your heart and say, Lord, please, Lord, I repent of my sins.
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We are here not to repent but to make a pledge.
Academic text (1994) -
And they repented and looked after Tiny Tim.
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Therefore, I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes.
Academic text (1993) -
After realizing the harm he caused, he decided to repent for his mistakes and make amends.
Synonyms
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1.7
To say sorry to someone when you feel you did something wrong
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1.8
To say sorry for something you did that hurt or upset someone
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1.2
Feel sorry about a past action, a loss, or a missed chance
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7.5
To feel sorry about something you did or missed
Antonyms
How Remorseful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Repent comes from Latin parts re- meaning 'again' and paenitere meaning 'to be sorry', and it is related to the English word penance which shows being sorry by doing something to make up for a wrong. So, to repent is to feel deep regret and often to try to make things right.