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to confess
01
to admit, especially to the police or legal authorities, that one has committed a crime or has done something wrong
Intransitive: to confess | to confess to an offense
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
confess
3rd person singular
confesses
present participle
confessing
past simple
confessed
past participle
confessed
Examples
The suspect decided to confess to the crime during the police interrogation.
02
to admit one's faults and sins in front of a priest
Transitive: to confess one's sins
Examples
The priest listened patiently as she began to confess her struggles.
03
to admit something, especially when it makes you feel uncomfortable or guilty
Transitive: to confess that | to confess to sth
Examples
She confessed that she had broken the vase by accident.
Lexical Tree
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