repent
/rɪˈpent/verb
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पछताना, प्रायश्चित करना
Core word
verb
- 1
[I, T] formal
to feel and show that you are sorry for something bad or wrong that you have done
पछताना, प्रायश्चित करना
- repent your sins
- He did repent of his harsh words and apologised the next day.
- He repented his harsh words later.
+ 2 more examples
- She repented of cheating and told the truth.
- The thief repented and returned the money.
◇Word family
repentance noun
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Marry in haste, repent at leisure' (a hasty decision leads to long regret).
कहावत 'Marry in haste, repent at leisure' (जल्दबाज़ी का फ़ैसला लंबे पछतावे का कारण)।