■ verb feel or express sincere regret or remorse.
↘feel regret or remorse about.
Derivatives
~ance noun
~ant adjective
~er noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~ir , based on L. paenitere 'cause to ~'.
■ verb feel or express sincere regret or remorse.
↘feel regret or remorse about.
Derivatives
~ance noun
~ant adjective
~er noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~ir , based on L. paenitere 'cause to ~'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004