arrepender

/axepẽˈdeɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
arrependo
preterite (eu)
arrependi
past participle
arrependido

Meaning

  1. to regret

    • Não me arrependo.

      I don't regret it.

V Category Action Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: abstract. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

lamentar

arrepender-se is more personal or moral, to repent or feel remorse for one's own actions; lamentar is more general, to regret or lament, which can be about external events too.

Similar in other languages

French

regretter

regretter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to regret."

Practice

1 What does arrepender mean?

2 Fill the gap: Não me ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches arrepender?

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