repentant

From Old French repentant, present participle of repentir.

• IPA^(key): /ɹəˈpɛtənt/

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repentant (comparative more repentant, superlative most repentant)

1. Feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing.

   Synonyms: penitent, contrite; see also Thesaurus:remorseful

   Antonyms: impenitent, unrepentant; unbowed, unreformed; recidivistic

   • 2013, Valorie Cunningham, Choices, FriesenPress, →ISBN:

     I cannot believe that God wants us to kill no matter if this man is a sinner. God’s greatest commandment is one of love, not hate and revenge. I believe that this man is repentant for his wrongdoings. He has asked for forgiveness.

• repent (verb)
• repentance (noun)

repentant (plural repentants)

1. One who repents; a penitent.

• penetrant

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.pɑ̃.tɑ̃/

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repentant

1. present participle of repentir

repentant (feminine repentante, masculine plural repentants, feminine plural repentantes)

1. repentant

• “repentant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• arpentent, pénétrant

repentant (feminine singular repentante, masculine plural repentans, feminine plural repentantes)

1. present participle of repentir
2. (may be preceded by en, invariable) gerund of repentir

repentant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular repentant or repentante)

1. repentant