Meaning

1 senses

  1. One who repents; a penitent.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. John felt quite repentant.

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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

plural: repentants
Singularrepentant
Pluralrepentants

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
repellentrepentrepentancerepercussionrepertoireB2repetitionB2

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