Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - repent
Repent
repent
1. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by of) feel deep sorrow about one's actions etc. 2 tr. (also absol.) wish one had not done, regret (one's wrong, omission, etc.); resolve not to continue (a wrongdoing etc.). 3 refl. (often foll. by of) archaic feel regret or penitence about (now I repent me). Derivatives repentance n. repentant adj. repenter n. Etymology: ME f. OF repentir (as RE-, pentir ult. f. L paenitere) 2. adj. Bot. creeping, esp. growing along the ground or just under the surface. Etymology: L repere creep
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I. verb see: penitent Date: 14th century intransitive verb to turn from sin and dedicate oneself to the amendment of one's life, 2. to feel regret or contrition, to change one's mind, transitive verb to cause to feel regret or contrition, to feel sorrow, regret, or contrition for, ~er noun II. adjective see: reptile Date: 1669 creeping, prostrate ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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