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Repent Bre /Rɪˈpent/Name /Rɪˈpent/Verb Intransitive, Transitive] (Formal)to Feel Show Sth Bad Wrong

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[intransitive, transitive] (formal)to feel and show that you are sorry for sth bad or wrong that you have done

God welcomes the sinner who repents.~ of sth She had repented of what she had done.~ sth He came to repent his hasty decision (= wished he had not taken it).

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