repent

Definitions

• (intransitive) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of".
• (theology) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to practice sin and to love.
• (transitive) To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
• (transitive) To be sorry for, to regret.
• (archaic) To cause to have sorrow or regret.
• (obsolete) To cause (oneself) to feel pain or regret.