repent v [I(of);T] fml to be sorry for and wish one had not done (something bad) remission n 3. [U] fml the remitting (REMIT (1)) of a debt or punishment afar adv lit at a distance; far off testify v [I(against,for,to);T+that;clause] 1. to make a solemn statement of what is true, esp. in a court of law 2. fml to be proof; allow to be clearly seen untoward adj fml unexpected and undesirable generation n 1. [C] a period of time in which a human being can grow up and have a family, about 25 or 30 years