repent

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

Translation

vi. makaramdam ng pagsisisi o panghihinayang
vt. makaramdam ng pagsisisi o panghihinayang tungkol sa; mapagsisihan
adj. gumagapang o nag-gagapang
Word Forms
Third Person Singularrepents
Past Tenserepented
Past Participlerepented
Present Participlerepenting

Phrases & Collocations

repent of

magpakita ng pagsisisi

Example Sentences

repent of one's carelessness

magnasa ng pagsisisi sa kawalang-ingat

repent an imprudent act

magnisi ng isang hindi maingat na kilos

I repent me of all I did.

Ako ay nagsisisi sa lahat ng ginawa ko.

have nothing to repent of

walang dapat pagsisihan

repented of intemperate behavior.

nagisi ng pagsisisi sa mainitin na pag-uugali.

Marry in haste, and repent at leisure.

Magpakasal sa pagmamadali, at magsisi sa paglilibang.

Darren repented having shot the bird.

Si Darren ay nagsisi sa pagbaril sa ibon.

He repented his thoughtlessness.

Siya ay nagsisi sa kanyang kawalan ng pag-iisip.

he repented of his action.

Siya ay nagsisi sa kanyang ginawa.

Marian came to repent her hasty judgement.

Si Marian ay nagsisisi sa kanyang padalus-dalus na paghuhusga.

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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