confess

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kənˈfɛs/

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Verb

Plain form confess

Third-person singular confesses

Past tense confessed

Past participle confessed

Present participle confessing

1. When you confess to doing something, you are saying that you did it.

   John confessed to the cops that he robbed the bank.

Related words

• confession
• confessional