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- DictionaryCon·fess/kənˈfes/
verb
- 1. admit or state that one has committed a crime or is at fault in some way: "he confessed that he had attacked the old man"
1. : to tell or make known (something, such as something wrong or damaging to oneself) : admit. he confessed his guilt. 2. a. : to acknowledge (sin) to God or to a priest. b. : to receive the confession of (a penitent) 3. : to declare faith in or adherence to : profess. 4. : to give evidence of. Breeze, bird, and flower confess the hour …
verb [ I or T ] uk / kənˈfes / us / kənˈfes / Add to word list. B2. to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about: [ + that ] She confessed to her husband that she had sold her wedding ring. He confessed to sleep ing/hav ing slept through most of the movie. He has confessed to the murder.
Synonyms for CONFESS: admit, own (up), cop (to), fess (up), talk, spill, tattle, blab; Antonyms of CONFESS: shut up, quiet (down), hush, clam up, deny, disclaim, contradict, reject
verb (used with object) to acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, weakness, etc.) by way of revelation. Antonyms: conceal. to own or admit as true: I must confess that I haven't read the book. Synonyms: concede, grant. Antonyms: deny. to declare or acknowledge (one's sins), especially to God or a priest in order to obtain absolution.
Check pronunciation: confess. Definition of confess verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of confess. verb. admit (to a wrongdoing) “She confessed that she had taken the money” synonyms: concede, profess. see more. verb. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure. synonyms: fink. see more. verb. confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith. see more. Pronunciation. US.
to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty about: [ + to + doing sth ] The man has confessed to stealing the painting. Rawlinson finally confessed to the murder. confess verb [I, T] (TO GOD) to tell a priest or God about all the wrong things that you have done.
verb [ I/T ] us / kənˈfes / Add to word list. to admit that you have done something wrong, or to admit unwillingly that something is true: [ T ] I’ve got something to confess – I confess that I ate the pie. [ I ] He confessed to the crime.
2 days ago · (kənfɛs ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense confesses, present participle confessing, past tense, past participle confessed. 1. transitive verb/intransitive verb. If someone confesses to doing something, usually something wrong, they admit that they did it. He had confessed to seventeen murders.
1. To disclose (something damaging or inconvenient to oneself); admit. See Synonyms at acknowledge. 2. To acknowledge belief or faith in; profess: confess one's religion. 3. a. To make known (one's sins) to God or to a priest. b. To hear the confession of (a penitent). v.intr. 1.
