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 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
- 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
- Christians believe that God forgives people who truly repent, even after great wrongs.
- Jonah preached, the whole city of Nineveh repented, and God spared it; Jonah was angry about this.
- 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.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «repent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.