arrepender — meaning in English

English meaning

• repent verb To feel deep regret for something wrong you have done, often wanting to change.
• rue verb To bitterly regret something, especially a decision or action.

Senses

arrepender is used for these senses in English:

• repent (transitive) To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
• rue (transitive) To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.

rue — full definition

1. verb To bitterly regret something, especially a decision or action.
2. noun An old-fashioned bitter-tasting herb once used in traditional medicine.

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