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verb
- 1. admit that one has committed a crime or done something wrong: "he confessed that he had attacked the old man" Similar Opposite
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CONFESS definition: 1. to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about: 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of CONFESS is to tell or make known (something, such as something wrong or damaging to oneself) : admit. How to use confess in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Confess.
verb. /kənˈfes/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to admit, especially formally or to the police, that you have done something wrong or illegal. After hours of questioning, the suspect confessed. confess to (doing) something She confessed to the murder. confess (that)… He confessed that he had stolen the money. confess to somebody (that)…
verb (used with object) to acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, weakness, etc.) by way of revelation. I must confess that I haven't read the book. to declare or acknowledge (one's sins), especially to God or a priest in order to obtain absolution.
1. to acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, or weakness) by way of revelation. 2. to own or admit as true; concede: I must confess that I haven't read it. 3. to declare or acknowledge (one's sins), esp. to God or a priest. 4. (of a priest) to hear the confession of (a person).
to make an acknowledgment or admission (of faults, misdeeds, crimes, etc) 2. (transitive) to admit or grant to be true; concede. 3. Christianity, mainly Roman Catholic Church. to declare (one's sins) to God or to a priest as his representative, so as to obtain pardon and absolution. Collins English Dictionary.
CONFESS definition: 1. to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty about: 2. to tell…. Learn more.
