repent
part of speech
verb (repent, repents, repented, repenting)
meaning for a pupil
1) To repent is to feel truly sorry for something wrong you have done and to want to change. tree →
2) (church, Bible) To turn away from sin and turn back to God: in the Gospels John the Baptist and Jesus called people to repent. tree →
3) (formal) To regret a choice: «He repented of his decision». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Tradition explains these words as a way of speaking in human terms. Moses' prayer led God to spare the people after the golden calf. In the primary lessons: In religious education, repentance is a key idea in Christianity, Judaism and Islam: saying sorry to God and to the person hurt, and changing. In stories, a villain may repent at the end. Phrases: «repent of your sins», «repent and be forgiven», «repent at leisure» (from «marry in haste, repent at leisure»).
examples
- Turn from Thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against Thy people. (Torah EXO.32.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the LORD repented of the evil which He said He would do unto His people. (Torah EXO.32.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- And it repented the LORD that He had made man on the earth, and it grieved Him at His heart. (Torah GEN.6.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- And let it repent Thee concerning Thy servants. (Writings PSA.90.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- The LORD repented concerning this; 'It shall not be', saith the LORD. (Prophets AMO.7.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Wherefore I abhor my words, and repent, seeing I am dust and ashes. (Writings JOB.42.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- The thief repented and gave the money back. tree →
- John the Baptist told the people to repent. tree →
- She repented of the mean things she had said. tree →
- Christians believe God forgives those who truly repent. tree →
- The giant repented and became the village's friend. tree →
- Marry in haste, repent at leisure, says the old proverb. tree →
- He did not repent until he saw how sad his friend was. tree →
- Act in haste and repent at leisure--and often in pain. tree →
note
Regular verb, past «repented». Noun: repentance; adjective: repentant (opposite: unrepentant). Often «repent of» something. Repenting is more than saying sorry: it means wanting to change.
In the corpora
- And it repented the LORD that He had made man on the earth, and it grieved Him at His heart.
- Turn from Thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against Thy people.
- And the LORD repented of the evil which He said He would do unto His people.
- And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
- And also the Glory of Israel will not lie nor repent; for He is not a man, that He should repent.'
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «repent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.