as in to regret
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
after hearing what a great time you guys had at the party, I am repenting my decision to stay home
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Recent Examples of repent
Meloni’s character spends the first five seconds in the trailer, released Wednesday, repenting his sins in a confessional.
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Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
The Catholic tradition teaches that people who sincerely repent of their sins are forgiven and reconciled to God.
—Timothy Gabrielli, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
When people repent and God forgives, prophecy does not play out.
—Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Podolski repented, presenting Siedlecki with a Gornik shirt as an apology.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
The Catholic tradition teaches that people who sincerely repent of their sins are forgiven and reconciled to God.
—Timothy Gabrielli, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
When people repent and God forgives, prophecy does not play out.
—Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Podolski repented, presenting Siedlecki with a Gornik shirt as an apology.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repent
regret
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Oklahoma City has normally been dominant in making teams regret turning the ball over, but the Thunder seemed off against Indiana.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The 15 Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2025, According to Goodreads Users — From Taylor Jenkins Reid to R.F. Kuang of 05 'Far and Away' by Amy Poeppel Amy Poeppel’s Far and Away follows two married women who decide to swap houses and soon regret it.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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“Repent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repent. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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