repedant
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.
Beispiele
3 von 5After 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.
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.
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!
Synonyme
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of the 'pen' in repentant; you are 'penning' (writing) a letter of apology as part of your 'penance'.
Schnelles Quiz
The young man's _______ expression and sincere apology convinced the neighbor not to call the police.
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Die richtige Antwort ist: a
Beispiele
After realizing the hurt his words caused, he felt deeply repentant and sought his friend's forgiveness.
everydayAfter realizing the hurt his words caused, he felt deeply repentant and sought his friend's forgiveness.
The defendant appeared repentant throughout the trial, offering a formal apology to the victims' families.
formalThe defendant appeared repentant throughout the trial, offering a formal apology to the victims' families.
You look pretty repentant about eating the last slice of my birthday cake!
informalYou look pretty repentant about eating the last slice of my birthday cake!
The protagonist's journey is defined by a repentant return to his homeland after years of exile.
academicThe protagonist's journey is defined by a repentant return to his homeland after years of exile.
The corporation issued a repentant statement following the audit, promising to overhaul its environmental policies.
businessThe corporation issued a repentant statement following the audit, promising to overhaul its environmental policies.
Synonyme
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
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
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Reluctant means unwilling or hesitant, while repentant means feeling remorse for past actions.
Redundant means unnecessary or superfluous, often confused with repentant due to similar letter structures in fast reading.
Nutzungshinweise
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.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often misspell it as 'repentent' (with an 'e'). Remember that the suffix for the adjective form is '-ant'.
Merkhilfe
Think of the 'pen' in repentant; you are 'penning' (writing) a letter of apology as part of your 'penance'.
Wortherkunft
Derived from the Old French 'repentir', which comes from the Latin 'paenitire', meaning 'to regret' or 'to be sorry'.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
The word is heavily rooted in Judeo-Christian traditions regarding the confession of sins and the act of seeking redemption.
Schnelles Quiz
The young man's _______ expression and sincere apology convinced the neighbor not to call the police.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: a
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