"repentant" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɹəˈpɛtənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-repentant.wav Forms: more repentant [comparative], most repentant [superlative]
Etymology: From Old French repentant, present participle of repentir. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peh₁-}}, {{uder|en|fro|repentant}} Old French repentant Head templates: {{en-adj}} repentant (comparative more repentant, superlative most repentant)
  1. Feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing. Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms: penitent, contrite, remorseful Related terms: repent [verb], repentance [noun] Translations (feeling sorrow for wrongdoing): μετάμελος (metámelos) (Ancient Greek), 后悔的 (hòuhuǐde) (Chinese Mandarin), kajícný (Czech), angrende (Danish), katuva (Finnish), katuvainen (Finnish), repentant (French), repenti (French), reumütig (German), μετανιωμένος (metanioménos) [masculine] (Greek), bűnbánó (Hungarian), repentanta (Ido), skruszony (Polish), arrependido (Portuguese), arrepentido (Spanish), ångerfull (Swedish), botfärdig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-repentant-en-adj-tiWieH66 Disambiguation of Emotions: 47 53

Noun

IPA: /ɹəˈpɛtənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-repentant.wav Forms: repentants [plural]
Etymology: From Old French repentant, present participle of repentir. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peh₁-}}, {{uder|en|fro|repentant}} Old French repentant Head templates: {{en-noun}} repentant (plural repentants)
  1. One who repents; a penitent. Categories (topical): Emotions
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      "ipa": "/ɹəˈpɛtənt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-repentant.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f0/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-repentant.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-repentant.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f0/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-repentant.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-repentant.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "repentant"
}

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