repent

To repent is to confess and apologize for your sins, or to feel remorseful about the things you have done wrong.

(verb)

An example of repent is when you feel very bad about the way you treated a friend and you experience great remorse as a result.

See repent in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

to feel sorry or self-reproachful for what one has done or failed to do; be conscience-stricken or contrite: often with of
to feel such regret or dissatisfaction over some past action, intention, etc. as to change one's mind about: often with of: to repent of one's generosity
to feel so contrite over one's sins as to change, or decide to change, one's ways; be penitent

Origin: ME repenten < OFr repentir < VL repoenitere < L re-, again + poenitere, for paenitere: see penitent

transitive verb

to feel sorry, contrite, or self-reproachful over (an error, sin, etc.)
to feel such regret or dissatisfaction over as to change one's mind about: to repent one's kindness

Related Forms:

adjective

Biol. creeping or crawling

Origin: L repens, prp. of repere, to creep: see reptile

See repent in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb re·pent·ed, re·pent·ing, re·pents

verb, intransitive

To feel remorse, contrition, or self-reproach for what one has done or failed to do; be contrite.
To feel such regret for past conduct as to change one's mind regarding it: repented of intemperate behavior.
To make a change for the better as a result of remorse or contrition for one's sins.

verb, transitive