repent

[US]/rɪˈpent/
[UK]/rɪˈpent/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. føle anger eller fortrydelse
vt. føle anger eller fortrydelse omkring; være ked af
adj. krybende eller kravlende
Word Forms
Third Person Singularrepents
Past Tenserepented
Past Participlerepented
Present Participlerepenting

Phrases & Collocations

repent of

om at fortryde

Example Sentences

repent of one's carelessness

at fortryde sin forsømmelighed

repent an imprudent act

at fortryde en ubetænksom handling

I repent me of all I did.

Jeg fortryder alt, hvad jeg har gjort.

have nothing to repent of

har intet at fortryde

repented of intemperate behavior.

angrede sin utæmmelige opførsel.

Marry in haste, and repent at leisure.

Gift dig i hast, og angrer i fritiden.

Darren repented having shot the bird.

Darren fortrydede at have skudt fuglen.

He repented his thoughtlessness.

Han fortrydede sin tankeløshed.

he repented of his action.

han fortrydede sin handling.

Marian came to repent her hasty judgement.

Marian kom til at fortryde sin hurtige vurdering.

Real-world Examples

He said there was nothing to repent. Criminals are supposed to repent.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation April 2023

'Well, well, you must not do anything rash, or that you might repent.

Source: The Sign of the Four

680. He repents having compensated the dispensable pesion for fear of penalty.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

So what happens if I repent later? Like, say, when I'm 75?

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

I felt ill at ease; my wrath had simmered away; I repented.

Source: Education of Love

Alas, it is too late to repent.

Source: Selected Modern Chinese Essays 1

The criminal repented his crimes before the priest.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

But there must be something I can do. You know I've repented. We...we can get past this.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 4

" There is still time" ! he cried. " Reflect! perhaps you may repent" !

Source: Madame Bovary (Part Two)

She was humbled, she was grieved; she repented, though she hardly knew of what.

Source: Pride and Prejudice (Original Version)

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