repentant
/rɪˈpentənt/adjective
उच्चारण रिपेन्टन्ट
पश्चात्तापी
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feeling or showing that you are sorry for something wrong that you have done
पश्चात्तापी
- a repentant sinner
- The repentant boy apologised to everyone he had hurt.
- The repentant thief returned all the stolen money.
+ 2 more examples
- She looked repentant when she admitted her mistake.
- He wrote a repentant letter to his friend.
Synonyms penitent remorseful contrite apologetic regretful
Opposite unrepentant impenitent defiant shameless
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
re·pen·tant
?Which word?
Keep the sorry words together: repentant, penitent, contrite, remorseful, rueful (showing that you feel sorry and wish you had acted differently), apologetic.
खेद के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: repentant, penitent, contrite, remorseful, rueful (खेद दिखाने वाला और काश अलग करता यह चाहने वाला), apologetic।
§Grammar and usage
Repent of sth ('repent of your sins').
Usage: repent of sth का मतलब है अपने किए पर पछताना, जैसे 'repent of your sins' (अपने पापों पर पछतावा करना)। यहाँ preposition of आता है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Marry in haste, repent at leisure.'
कहावत 'Marry in haste, repent at leisure'।