Definition of repents:
(v) :
(intransitive) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of".
(v) :
(theology, intransitive) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to practice sin and to love.
(v) :
(transitive) To be sorry for, to regret.
(v) :
(transitive) To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
(v) :
(archaic, transitive) To cause to have sorrow or regret.
(v) :
(obsolete, reflexive) To cause (oneself) to feel pain or regret.