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
Podolski repented, presenting Siedlecki with a Gornik shirt as an apology.
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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
Watson plays Sister Mary, whose convent is concealing a Magdalene Laundry, businesses run jointly by the Church and the Irish state where unwed mothers were consigned to repent of their sins, do hard labor and ultimately deliver their babies for adoption.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
The prophet Jonah preached its destruction, but the people repented, and Nineveh was not destroyed.
—Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
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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
Watson plays Sister Mary, whose convent is concealing a Magdalene Laundry, businesses run jointly by the Church and the Irish state where unwed mothers were consigned to repent of their sins, do hard labor and ultimately deliver their babies for adoption.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
The prophet Jonah preached its destruction, but the people repented, and Nineveh was not destroyed.
—Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repent
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But for actors who already regret inking deals that prevent them from taking down harmful videos, the money may no longer seem worth the trouble.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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Milwaukee likely regrets not having added Smith to their 40-man roster, as injuries prompted them to trade for a starter in April.—
Phil Rogers,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Repent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repent. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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