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Repent (Verb)

Turn away from sin or do penitence.

Verbs of feeling.

The convict finally decided to repent and seek forgiveness for his crimes.
She chose to repent by making amends with her family after the argument.
He wanted to repent by changing his ways and living a better life.
The community came together to repent and reflect on their past mistakes.
In order to start anew, they were advised to repent and seek spiritual guidance.

Feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about.

Verbs of feeling.

She began to repent her actions from the previous night after realizing the harm she had caused to her loved ones.
After lying to his parents, the boy eventually came clean and repented for his dishonesty.
He repented for the mistakes he made in his business, acknowledging the suffering they had brought to his employees.
As she grew older, she began to repent for the way she treated her siblings with cruelty when they were young.
She repented for her infidelity, begging her partner for a second chance to rebuild their relationship.