Repent — Defs

01 a. Prostrate and rooting; -- said of stems.

02 v. i. To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or omitted to do.

imp. & p. p. Repented; p. pr. & vb. n. Repenting

1.
To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or omitted to do.
“First she relents With pity; of that pity then repents.” — Dryden.
2.
To change the mind, or the course of conduct, on account of regret or dissatisfaction.
“Lest, peradventure, the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt.” — Ex. xiii. 17.
3.
To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin.(Theol.)
“Except ye repent, ye shall likewise perish.” — Luke xii. 3.

03 v. t. To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.

1.
To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
“I do repent it from my very soul.” — Shak.
2.
To feel regret or sorrow; -- used reflexively.
“My father has repented him ere now.” — Dryden.
3.
To cause to have sorrow or regret; -- used impersonally.[Archaic]