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
The Catholic tradition teaches that people who sincerely repent of their sins are forgiven and reconciled to God.
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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
Writing a column is a recurring opportunity to make mistakes in plain sight and repent them at leisure.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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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
Writing a column is a recurring opportunity to make mistakes in plain sight and repent them at leisure.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repent
regret
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Furthermore, you might be misled with financial matters and then later regret something.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
22 May 2025
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But Myhill stopped, hesitated, stuttered, regretted every one of his life decisions that had led him to this point, weighed up his options… and kicked it out for a corner.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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“Repent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repent. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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