[rɪˈpɛnt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one's wrongdoing or sin
(e.g: the Padre urged his listeners to repent)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French repentir, from re- (expressing intensive force) + pentir (based on Latin paenitere ‘cause to repent’)