repentant
repentant · more repentant · most repentant
reumütig
Feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoingFeeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing.
/ɹəˈpɛntənt/
» John felt quite repentant.
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1 sensesFeeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing.
reumütig
More definitions
- feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
Examples
1 sentencesJohn felt quite repentant.
Translations
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By meaning 1
feeling sorrow for wrongdoing:
Origin
From Middle English repentant, from Old French repentant, present participle of repentir.From Middle English repentant, from Old French repentant, present participle of repentir. By surface analysis, repent + -ant.
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Forms
more repentant, most repentant| Comparative | more repentant Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most repentant Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds:penitent
Antonyms
5 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.