as in to regret
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
after hearing what a great time you guys had at the party, I am repenting my decision to stay home
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The prophet Jonah preached its destruction, but the people repented, and Nineveh was not destroyed.
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Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
In light of these obvious signs from God that the red states must repent and change their evil ways, where has truth-sayer Moscow Marge gone?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 May 2024
Gustavo Arellano: How a homophobe repented and became an imperfect LGBTQ+ ally.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
And in 2021, the Marquette Catholic diocese in northern Michigan said LGBTQ+ people who do not repent should not receive Communion and other sacraments.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
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Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
In light of these obvious signs from God that the red states must repent and change their evil ways, where has truth-sayer Moscow Marge gone?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 May 2024
Gustavo Arellano: How a homophobe repented and became an imperfect LGBTQ+ ally.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
And in 2021, the Marquette Catholic diocese in northern Michigan said LGBTQ+ people who do not repent should not receive Communion and other sacraments.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Repent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repent. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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