repent

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• /ˈɹiːpənt/
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From Latin rēpēns, present participle of rēpō (“to creep”).

From Middle English repenten, from Old French repentir, from Vulgar Latin *repaenitīre, from Late Latin paenitīre, from Classical Latin paenitēre. Compare Modern French repentir.

100 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: pendohem — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• American Sign Language: A@Chest-PalmBack CirclesVert — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Arabic: تَابَ (tāba) — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Aramaic: ܬܘܐ (toa) — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Armenian: զղջալ (zġǰal) — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Bulgarian: съжалявам (sǎžaljavam) — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Catalan: penedir-se — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Chinese Mandarin: 悔悟 (huǐwù) — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Chinese Mandarin: 悔改 (huǐgǎi) — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Chinese Mandarin: 後悔 /后悔 (hòuhuǐ) — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Chuukese: aier — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Czech: kát se — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Dutch: berouwen — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Dutch: berouw hebben — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Esperanto: penti — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Finnish: katua — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• French: se repentir — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Galician: arrepentir — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Gothic: 𐌹𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍉𐌽 (idreigōn) — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Greek: μετανοώ (metanoó) — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Greek: μετανιώνω (metanióno) — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Ancient Greek: μετανοέω (metanoéō) — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Hindi: पछताना (pachtānā) — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Italian: pentirsi — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Japanese: 悔い改める (kuiaratameru) — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Korean: 뉘우치다 (nwiuchida) — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Lutuv: ngiepachiy — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Malay: insaf — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Māori: rīpenetā — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Norwegian Bokmål: angre — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Norwegian Nynorsk: angre — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Old English: hrēowan — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Portuguese: arrepender-se — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Russian: сожале́ть (sožalétʹ) — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Russian: сокруша́ться (sokrušátʹsja) — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Russian: ка́яться (kájatʹsja) — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Russian: пока́яться (pokájatʹsja) — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Russian: раска́иваться (raskáivatʹsja) — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Russian: раска́яться (raskájatʹsja) — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Serbo-Croatian: кајати се — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Serbo-Croatian: покајати се — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Serbo-Croatian: kajati se — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Serbo-Croatian: pokajati se — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Spanish: arrepentirse — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Spanish: repentirse — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Swedish: ångra — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Turkish: pişman olmak — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Ukrainian: шкодува́ти (škoduváty) — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Ukrainian: ка́ятися (kájatysja) — to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do
• Arabic: تَابَ (tāba) — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Bulgarian: разкайвам се (razkajvam se) — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Chinese Cantonese: 懺悔 /忏悔 (caam3 fui3) — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Chinese Mandarin: 忏悔 (chànhuǐ) — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Chinese Mandarin: 悔改 (huǐgǎi) — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Ngazidja Comorian: utubu — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Dutch: berouwen — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Dutch: berouw tonen — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Finnish: kääntyä — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Finnish: tehdä parannus — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• French: se repentir — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Ancient Greek: μετᾰνοέω (metănoéō) — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Hindi: मन फिराना (man phirānā) — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Plautdietsch: omkjieren — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Russian: ка́яться (kájatʹsja) — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Russian: пока́яться (pokájatʹsja) — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Russian: раска́иваться (raskáivatʹsja) — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Russian: раска́яться (raskájatʹsja) — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Serbo-Croatian: кајати се — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Serbo-Croatian: покајати се — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Serbo-Croatian: kajati se — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Serbo-Croatian: pokajati se — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Swahili: kutubu — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Turkish: tövbe etmek — theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness
• Dutch: betreuren — to feel pain on account of, to remember with sorrow
• Dutch: berouw hebben — to feel pain on account of, to remember with sorrow
• Finnish: surra — to feel pain on account of, to remember with sorrow
• French: repentir — to feel pain on account of, to remember with sorrow
• Old French: repentir — to feel pain on account of, to remember with sorrow
• German: bereuen — to feel pain on account of, to remember with sorrow
• German: bedauern — to feel pain on account of, to remember with sorrow
• Norman: r'penti — to feel pain on account of, to remember with sorrow
• Portuguese: arrepender — to feel pain on account of, to remember with sorrow
• Spanish: arrepentir — to feel pain on account of, to remember with sorrow
• Turkish: pişman olmak — to feel pain on account of, to remember with sorrow
• Bulgarian: съжалявам (sǎžaljavam) — to feel sorry for, to regret
• Dutch: betreuren — to feel sorry for, to regret
• Finnish: katua — to feel sorry for, to regret
• Russian: жале́ть (žalétʹ) — to feel sorry for, to regret
• Russian: сожале́ть (sožalétʹ) — to feel sorry for, to regret
• Russian: ка́яться (kájatʹsja) — to feel sorry for, to regret
• Russian: пока́яться (pokájatʹsja) — to feel sorry for, to regret
• Serbo-Croatian: кајати се — to feel sorry for, to regret
• Serbo-Croatian: покајати се — to feel sorry for, to regret
• Serbo-Croatian: kajati se — to feel sorry for, to regret
• Serbo-Croatian: pokajati se — to feel sorry for, to regret
• Turkish: pişman olmak — to feel sorry for, to regret
• American Sign Language: A@Chest-PalmBack CirclesVert — to cause to have sorrow or regret
• Finnish: kaduttaa — to cause to have sorrow or regret
• Finnish: surettaa — to cause to have sorrow or regret
• Turkish: pişman etmek — to cause to have sorrow or regret