1 a : an act of confessing especially : a disclosure of one's sins in the sacrament of reconciliation b : a session for the confessing of sins go to confession 2 : a statement of what is confessed: such as a : a written or oral acknowledgment …
confessed; confessing; confesses transitive verb 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
confess. verb [ I or T ] us / kənˈfes / uk / kənˈfes /. 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.
the act of admitting that you have done something wrong or illegal: I have a confession to make - I've lost that book you lent me. I can't ask for help. It feels like a confession of failure. …
confess to (doing) something He confessed to having a secret admiration for his opponent.I (have to/must) confess (=used when admitting something you feel ...
confess in British English. (kənˈfɛs ) verb (when tr, may take a clause as object) 1. (when intr, often foll by to) to make an acknowledgment or admission (of faults, …
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.
confess. verb [ I or T ] uk / kənˈfes / us / kənˈfes /. 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 …
con•fess. (kənˈfɛs) v.i. 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 acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, weakness, etc.) by way of revelation. · to own or admit as true: I must confess that I haven't read the book.
CONFESS meaning: 1 : to admit that you did something wrong or illegal often + to; 2 : to talk about or admit something that makes you embarrassed, ashamed, ...
to own or admit as true: 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. (of a priest) to hear the confession of (a person). verb (used without object) to make confession plead guilty; own: to confess to a crime.
uk / kənˈfes / us / kənˈfes /. 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 …
A confession is a statement – made by a person or by a group of persons – acknowledging some personal fact that the person (or the group) would ostensibly prefer to keep …
1. to acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, weakness, etc.) · 2. to own or admit as true · 3. to declare or acknowledge (one's sins), esp. to God or a ...
confess (rather formal) to admit something that you feel ashamed or embarrassed about; to admit, especially formally or to the police, that you have done ...
con•fess · 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 ...
When you confess, you admit to doing something wrong. You might feel guilty about eating the entire platter of chocolate chip cookies and confess to your ...
confess. verb [ I or T ] uk / kənˈfes / us / kənˈfes /. 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.
to declare or acknowledge (one's sins), especially to God or a priest in order to obtain absolution. (of a priest) to hear the confession of (a person). verb (used without object) to make …
confessed; confessing; confesses transitive verb 1 : to tell or make known (something, such as something wrong or damaging to oneself) : admit he confessed his guilt 2 a : to acknowledge …