a. | 1. | (Bot.) Prostrate and rooting; - said of stems. |
2. | (Zool.) Same as Reptant. | |
v. i. | 1. | To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or omitted to do. |
2. | To change the mind, or the course of conduct, on account of regret or dissatisfaction. | |
3. | (Theol.) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin. | |
v. t. | 1. | To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow. |
2. | To feel regret or sorrow; - used reflexively. | |
3. | To cause to have sorrow or regret; - used impersonally. |
Verb | 1. | repent - turn away from sin or do penitence Synonyms: atone |
2. | repent - feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about |