~ (of sth) (formal) to feel and show that you are sorry for sth bad or wrong that you have done:
[V] God welcomes the sinner who repents. * She had repented of what she had done. * [VN] He came to repent his hasty decision (= wished he had not taken it).
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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