Repent
Meaning of Repent
To feel sorry about something you have done and wish you had not.
ما معنى كلمة Repent بالعربي؟
يَندم ويَتوب عن خطأ أو ذنب
😰🙏 يَندم ويَتوب عن خطأ أو ذنب؛ يَشعر بالأسف ويُقرر التغيير؛ حالة ندم عميقة مع العزم على تصحيح المسار وعدم تكرار الخطأ والسعي للحصول على المغفرة والتطهر 😰🙏
قصة GL: الندم على إهمال تطوير القدرات العقلية في الشباب - يَشعر بالأسف ويُقرر التعويض، حالة الندم التي تدفع للبحث عن التعلم الجيني للتطوير السريع والفعال 🔄
Synonyms & related words
Repent in a sentence
Participants who repent of poor habits show better follow-through.
Firms repent of hasty launches.
An offender may repent and seek mercy.
Pupils repent and promise to try harder.
Origin of Repent
From Old French repentir, from re- + Latin poenitere 'to regret'.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, repent carries moral weight. GL stresses learning from mistakes rather than guilt.
Repent audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Repent" — verb, pronounced /rɪˈpent/, with the stress on "pent".
Narrator: To repent is to feel sincere regret for a wrong one has done, and to resolve to change.
Narrator: In plain English, you repent when you truly regret lying and promise never to do it again.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin repentir, via the Old French, meaning to regret.
Narrator: "To repent of" describes feeling deep sorrow for a past wrong.
Narrator: It differs from regret because repent includes a resolve to change, whereas regret is just feeling sorry.
Narrator: "Repent and believe" is a religious sense meaning turning from sin towards faith.
Narrator: Religion, ethics, literature and psychology all rely on the word repent.
Narrator: So remember: to repent is to regret and change, from the Latin for to regret.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Is repent the same as regret?
Speaker B: Deeper! REPENT comes from the Latin repentir, to regret, so it means sincere regret with a resolve to change.
Speaker A: So it's a religious word?
Speaker B: Often — but not only!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "He repented of his sins"; "repent and be saved"; "too late to repent" — religion, faith and regret.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse repent with regret, because repent includes a commitment to change, while regret is just feeling sorry.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Regret' the milder cousin, 'atone' the making-amends twin, 'reform' the changing alternative. The word keeps its turning charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "repent" in AI prompts — useful for counselling apps and ethics tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame reflection?
Speaker B: Right. For a counselling app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short exercise helping users reflect on a mistake and repent, naming two steps to change.
Speaker A: How about an ethics tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to frame debate:
Prompt: Draft a short discussion prompt on whether criminals can truly repent, naming one factor.
Speaker A: Could it help with a faith bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame teaching:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences what repent means in a religious context, naming one practice.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a writing chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short scene where a character repents of a betrayal, naming one gesture.
Frequently asked questions about Repent
What does Repent mean?
To feel sorry about something you have done and wish you had not.
ما معنى كلمة Repent بالعربي؟
يَندم ويَتوب عن خطأ أو ذنب — 😰🙏 يَندم ويَتوب عن خطأ أو ذنب؛ يَشعر بالأسف ويُقرر التغيير؛ حالة ندم عميقة مع العزم على تصحيح المسار وعدم تكرار الخطأ والسعي للحصول على المغفرة والتطهر 😰🙏
How do you pronounce Repent?
Repent is pronounced /rɪˈpent/ and is used as a verb.
How is Repent used in a sentence?
Participants who repent of poor habits show better follow-through.
What are synonyms of Repent?
regret, be sorry, atone, rue, show remorse, reform.