repents
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repent
• Serpent, penster, present, respent, serpent
Source: Wiktionary
Re"pent (r"pnt), a. Etym: [L. repens, -entis, creeping, p. pr. of repere to creep.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Prostrate and rooting; -- said of stems. Gray.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Same as Reptant.
Re*pent" (r-pnt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Repented; p. pr. & vb. n. Repenting.] Etym: [F. se repentir; L. pref. re- re- + poenitere to make repent, poenitet me it repents me, I repent. See Penitent.]
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.)
Definition: 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.
Re*pent", v. t.
1. To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow. I do repent it from my very soul. Shak.
2. To feel regret or sorrow; -- used reflexively. My father has repented him ere now. Dryden.
3. To cause to have sorrow or regret; -- used impersonally. [Archaic] "And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth." Gen. vi. 6.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
