2.oftener, the thing one repents of is in part. agreeing with the dat., μεταμέλει μοι οὕτως ἀπολογησαμένῳ I repent of having so defended myself, Plat.
3.absol., μ. μοι it repents me, Ar.; ξυνέβη ὑμῖν πεισθῆναι μὲν ἀκεραίοις, μεταμέλειν δὲ κακουμένοις to adopt a measure when your forces are unbroken, and to repent when in distress, Thuc.
4.part. neut. μεταμέλον absol., since it repented him, Plat.
II.seldom with a nom., to cause repentance or sorrow, τῷ Ἀρίστωνι μετέμελε τὸ εἰρημένον (for τοῦ εἰρημένου) Hdt., ; οἶμαί σοι ταῦτα μεταμελήσει (for τούτων) Ar.
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I.Dep., to feel repentance, to rue, regret, c. part., μετεμέλοντο οὐ δεξάμενοι they repented that they had not received, Thuc.: absol. to change one's purpose or line of conduct, Xen.
II.Causal in part. fut. τὸ μεταμελησόμενον that which will cause regret, matter for future repentance, id=Xen.
