Repent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

turn away from sin or do penitence

feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻpˈɛnt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪpˈɛnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪpˈɛnt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻpˈɛnt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

atone regret rue

Word Forms

repentant	adjective	feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
atonement	noun	the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
repentance	noun	remorse for your past conduct
regret	noun	sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
rue	noun	sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bereuen

Wende dich von der Sünde ab oder tue Buße

🇫🇷French

se repentir

détournez-vous du péché ou faites pénitence

🇪🇸Spanish

arrepentirse

alejarse del pecado o hacer penitencia

🇮🇹Italian

pentirsi

allontanarsi dal peccato o fare penitenza

🇳🇱Dutch

berouw hebben

keer u af van de zonde of doe boete

🇵🇹Portuguese

arrepender-se

afaste-se do pecado ou faça penitência

🇷🇺Russian

покаяться

отвернись от греха или покайся

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पछताना

पाप से विमुख हो जाओ या प्रायश्चित करो

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুতপ্ত

পাপ থেকে দূরে সরে যান বা অনুতপ্ত হন

🇮🇳Tamil

தவம்

பாவத்தை விட்டு விலகுங்கள் அல்லது தவம் செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

పశ్చాత్తాపపడండి

పాపం నుండి దూరంగా ఉండండి లేదా పశ్చాత్తాపం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

पश्चात्ताप

पापापासून दूर जा किंवा पश्चात्ताप करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પસ્તાવો

પાપથી દૂર રહો અથવા પશ્ચાતાપ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಶ್ಚಾತ್ತಾಪ ಪಡುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಪಾಪದಿಂದ ದೂರ ಸರಿಯಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪಶ್ಚಾತ್ತಾಪ ಪಡಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പശ്ചാത്തപിക്കുക

പാപത്തിൽ നിന്ന് പിന്തിരിയുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പശ്ചാത്തപിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੋਬਾ

ਪਾਪ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਰ ਰਹੋ ਜਾਂ ਪਸ਼ਚਾਤਾਪ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

توبہ

گناہ سے باز آجاؤ یا توبہ کرو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

悔改

远离罪恶或悔罪

🇯🇵Japanese

悔い改める

罪から離れるか、悔い改めをするか

🇰🇷Korean

회개하다

죄에서 돌이키거나 회개하거나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ăn năn

từ bỏ tội lỗi hoặc ăn năn sám hối

🇹🇭Thai

กลับใจ

ละทิ้งบาปหรือสำนึกผิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyesali

meninggalkan dosa atau bertaubat

🇵🇭Filipino

magsisi

talikuran ang kasalanan o magsisisi

🇲🇾Malay

bertaubat

berpaling dari dosa atau melakukan taubat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التوبة

يتوب عن الذنب أو يتوب

🇮🇷Persian

توبه کن

از گناه روی گردان یا توبه کن

🇹🇷Turkish

tövbe etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְחַרֵט

להתרחק מהחטא או לעשות תשובה

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The primary meaning of 'repent' is 'turn away from sin or do penitence'.

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Using 'repent' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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