Re*pent" (r?-p?nt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Repented; p. pr. & vb. n.
Repenting.] [F. se repentir; L. pref. re- re- + poenitere to make
repent, poenitet me it repents me, I repent. See Penitent.] 1. To feel
pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or omitted to do.
First she relents With pity; of that pity then repents.
Dryden.
2. To change the mind, or the course of conduct, on account of regret
or dissatisfaction.
Lest, peradventure, the people repent when they see war, and they
return to Egypt.
Ex. xiii. 17.
3. (Theol.) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek
forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin.
Except ye repent, ye shall likewise perish.
Luke xii. 3.
Re*pent", v. t. 1. To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.