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# repentant

adjective (repentant)

«repentant» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Feeling sorry for something wrong you have done and wanting to change. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repentant/#m1)
2. (church) Sorry for sins; Christians believe God forgives the repentant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repentant/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories, Toad is repentant for a while, and then is boastful again. In the Bible, the repentant thief on the cross.

### Examples

- The boy looked repentant after breaking the window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repentant/#x1)
- Toad was repentant, but not for long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repentant/#x2)
- She wrote a repentant letter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repentant/#x3)
- (Bible) Jesus forgave the repentant thief. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repentant/#x4)
- The repentant dog lowered its ears. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repentant/#x5)
- He was truly repentant and paid for the damage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repentant/#x6)
- The terrified crew, too late repentant, crowded round the pilot for protection, and entreated him to steer for the shore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repentant/#x7)

### Note

Verb: repent; noun: repentance. Opposite: unrepentant.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «repentant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repentant/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«repentant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/repentant.html) on Mova free.