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Meanings of repent in inglés

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

        sentir
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        penedir-se
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        arrepentirse

        Turn away from sin or do penitence.

              arrepentirse
              Usage of repent in inglés
              1
              My departure caused you great grief: I now repent what I did.
              Martin Guerre
              2
              The Sunnis were allowed to repent for their service to the government.
              The Irish Times
              3
              They seek his house; they repent of the fearful crime they committed.
              International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science —...
              4
              But now He commands that all people everywhere should repent. Time come!
              Jamaica Observer
              5
              The more pranks you play to-night the more you will repent it.
              Feats on the Fiord / The third book in "The Playfellow"
              6
              Time enough for him to repent in and get ready to go.
              Northern Lights, Volume 4.
              7
              Let her not go free, my lord; thou mayest repent it still.
              The Days of Bruce: A Story from Scottish History. Vol. 1
              8
              I at all events will never need to repent in that fashion.
              The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 2...
              9
              But they, that shall not repent; shall lose both repentance and life.
              The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testamen...
              10
              Live here and repent; nobody will assail you, nobody will torment you.
              Lady Audley's Secret
              11
              I forgive misdeeds and even atrocious actions, in forgiving those who repent.
              The Legends of the Jews — Volume 3
              12
              But it is not too late for the dry forces to repent.
              The Art of the Moving Picture
              13
              His was no feeble nature, to sin and repent in an hour.
              The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 / Devoted To...
              14
              Yes; powerful as he is, he shall repent having used his power.
              Run to Earth: A Novel
              15
              He will repent; he bears no malice, he blames none but himself.
              The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction
              16
              But at last she said, Yes, Lily; I think I do repent.
              The Small House at Allington
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