Definition of "repents" [repents]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repent. (verb)

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• "If the evil from which a person repents is not gotten rid of, then “there has been no cure.”"
• "Because God is the Father of all souls, when any one ceases to do evil and begins to do well, or in other words repents, he finds a welcome and help waiting for him."
• "Watkins' love of confrontational cinema leads him to stage the film's climax, the performance where Steve unveils his new religious faith and "repents" for his crimes, as a Wagnerian combination of the Olympic ceremonies, a rock concert, a Nazi rally, and an overblown religious celebration, in an era before megachurches even existed."