Re·pent v. i. [imp. & p. p. Repented; p. pr. & vb. n. Repenting.]
1. To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or omitted to do.
First she relents
With pity; of that pity then repents. --Dryden.
2. To change the mind, or the course of conduct, on account of regret or dissatisfaction.
Lest, peradventure, the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt. --Ex. xiii. 17.
3. Theol. To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin.
Except ye repent, ye shall likewise perish. --Luke xii. 3.