C1 adjective محايد

repedant

/rɪˈpɛntənt/

Feeling or expressing sincere regret or remorse for one's past actions or wrongdoings. It implies a genuine desire to make amends and a change of heart regarding previous behavior.

أمثلة

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1

After realizing the hurt his words caused, he felt deeply repentant and sought his friend's forgiveness.

After realizing the hurt his words caused, he felt deeply repentant and sought his friend's forgiveness.

2

The defendant appeared repentant throughout the trial, offering a formal apology to the victims' families.

The defendant appeared repentant throughout the trial, offering a formal apology to the victims' families.

3

You look pretty repentant about eating the last slice of my birthday cake!

You look pretty repentant about eating the last slice of my birthday cake!

عائلة الكلمة

اسم
repentance
Verb
repent
ظرف
repentantly
صفة
repentant
مرتبط
repenter
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نصيحة للحفظ

Think of the 'pen' in repentant; you are 'penning' (writing) a letter of apology as part of your 'penance'.

اختبار سريع

The young man's _______ expression and sincere apology convinced the neighbor not to call the police.

صحيح!

الإجابة الصحيحة هي: a

أمثلة

1

After realizing the hurt his words caused, he felt deeply repentant and sought his friend's forgiveness.

everyday

After realizing the hurt his words caused, he felt deeply repentant and sought his friend's forgiveness.

2

The defendant appeared repentant throughout the trial, offering a formal apology to the victims' families.

formal

The defendant appeared repentant throughout the trial, offering a formal apology to the victims' families.

3

You look pretty repentant about eating the last slice of my birthday cake!

informal

You look pretty repentant about eating the last slice of my birthday cake!

4

The protagonist's journey is defined by a repentant return to his homeland after years of exile.

academic

The protagonist's journey is defined by a repentant return to his homeland after years of exile.

5

The corporation issued a repentant statement following the audit, promising to overhaul its environmental policies.

business

The corporation issued a repentant statement following the audit, promising to overhaul its environmental policies.

عائلة الكلمة

اسم
repentance
Verb
repent
ظرف
repentantly
صفة
repentant
مرتبط
repenter

تلازمات شائعة

truly repentant sincerely remorseful
deeply repentant feeling significant regret
a repentant heart a sincere feeling of sorrow for sins
show repentant behavior act in a way that demonstrates regret
repentant for actions feeling sorry for what one has done

العبارات الشائعة

repentant sinner

someone seeking forgiveness for moral failings

bowed in repentance

showing physical signs of being sorry

a repentant mood

a state of feeling sorry for mistakes

يُخلط عادةً مع

repedant vs reluctant

Reluctant means unwilling or hesitant, while repentant means feeling remorse for past actions.

repedant vs redundant

Redundant means unnecessary or superfluous, often confused with repentant due to similar letter structures in fast reading.

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ملاحظات الاستخدام

Repentant is more formal than 'sorry' and usually implies a deeper moral or spiritual regret. It is frequently used in legal, religious, or literary contexts to describe a character's internal transformation.

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أخطاء شائعة

Learners often misspell it as 'repentent' (with an 'e'). Remember that the suffix for the adjective form is '-ant'.

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نصيحة للحفظ

Think of the 'pen' in repentant; you are 'penning' (writing) a letter of apology as part of your 'penance'.

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أصل الكلمة

Derived from the Old French 'repentir', which comes from the Latin 'paenitire', meaning 'to regret' or 'to be sorry'.

أنماط نحوية

Used as an attributive adjective (a repentant man). Used as a predicative adjective (he was repentant). Often followed by the preposition 'for' or 'about'.
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السياق الثقافي

The word is heavily rooted in Judeo-Christian traditions regarding the confession of sins and the act of seeking redemption.

اختبار سريع

The young man's _______ expression and sincere apology convinced the neighbor not to call the police.

صحيح!

الإجابة الصحيحة هي: a

كلمات ذات صلة

to

A1

Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.

and

A1

A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.

a

A1

A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.

that

A1

This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.

I

A1

The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.

for

A1

Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.

not

A1

A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.

with

A1

A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.

he

A1

A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.

you

A1

Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.

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