All 10 Uses of
repent
in
War and Peace
- But immediately, noticing the pained expression his joke had brought to his sister's face, he repented and added: "I am glad; really, dear, I am very glad."†
Chpt 1
- And cost what it may, I will arrange poor Amelie's happiness, she loves him so passionately, and so passionately repents.†
Chpt 3 *
- Had he repented of his unbelief?†
Chpt 4
- To live only so as not to do evil and not to have to repent is not enough.†
Chpt 5
- Cursing his temerity, his heart sinking at the thought of finding himself at any moment face to face with the Emperor and being put to shame and arrested in his presence, fully alive now to the impropriety of his conduct and repenting of it, Rostov, with downcast eyes, was making his way out of the house through the brilliant suite when a familiar voice called him and a hand detained him.†
Chpt 5
- I recollected myself and drove away that thought only when I found myself glowing with anger, but I did not sufficiently repent.†
Chpt 6
- So it is plain that nothing has happened and there is nothing to repent of, and Andrew can love me still.†
Chpt 8
- The prayers to which she surrendered herself most of all were those of repentance.†
Chpt 9
- A beatific smile of regret, repentance, and ecstasy beamed on M. de Beausset's face and he glided away to the other generals.†
Chpt 10
- When they reached the Myasnitski Street and could no longer hear the shouts of the mob, the count began to repent.†
Chpt 11
Definition:
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(repent) to feel regret for having done wrong and to firmly decide to be a better person in the future