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# How to pronounce "repents" (Verb) in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/rɛpɛnts/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **re·pents**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (7 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "repents" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "Now, this is a direct challenge to Baal, because Baal is believed to control the rain. He repents. And so his punishment is delayed, but as we've seen he is later killed in battle at Ramoth-Gilead. So in these stories we see the"
- **Watch at 46:34**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBXCuyF_laE&t=2794s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "cousin Mr Heron I interrupted since she repents of her sauciness it would do you a great deal of good it would make you another man to"
- **Watch at 271:46**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5quxBSdkcIc&t=16306s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "of Job's name, "one who repents," suddenly leap to the fore."
- **Watch at 50:10**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxENRH-v0Xk&t=3010s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "Repent but you that you shall lose your friend, And he repents not that he pays your debt;"
- **Watch at 119:34**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBCPeqla5bE&t=7174s)

### Example 5
*Accent: US*
> "to Yahweh's true prophets that we don't hear that Nathan is carted off, but instead David acknowledges his guilt and he repents."
- **Watch at 45:35**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBXCuyF_laE&t=2735s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "returns to Dexter. On his deathbed, Mr. Brent repents before his son. At this final moment, after Fred accuses Mr. Brent of ruining his life and leaving"
- **Watch at 31:07**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PlbSp2q_m0&t=1867s)

### Example 7
*Accent: US*
> "It can mean "enemy" in Hebrew, by changing vowels around; but it's the root for enemy, oyev, or, if we take it in Aramaic, it can mean "one who repents,""
- **Watch at 22:21**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxENRH-v0Xk&t=1341s)


## How to Pronounce "repents"

- **Syllables**: re · pents
- **IPA**: `/rɛpɛnts/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[repent](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/repent)

### Related Concepts
[reptant](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/reptant)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “repents”?
“repents” is pronounced /rɛpɛnts/ (re · pents). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “repents”?
“repents” has 2 syllables: re · pents.

### What does “repents” mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of repent

### How can I hear “repents” used in real sentences?
This page has 7 real-world video examples of “repents” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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