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confess English

Meaning confess meaning

What does confess mean?
Definitions in simple English

confess Verb

— When you confess to doing something, you are saying that you did it. John confessed to the cops that he robbed the bank.

confess

— verb confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure — verb admit (to a wrongdoing) She confessed that she had taken the money — verb confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith

Synonyms confess synonyms

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confess English » English

admit acknowledge profess avow concede squeal reveal plead guilty repent own disclose undo tell a secret tell shrive recognize own up open fink come clean begin allow speak out hear confession grant expose explain declare apologize accept vote unbosom thaw tell frankly tell a story talk squeak speak smitch show relate recognise realize reality purify the mind prove propose proclaim pour out penitent

Topics confess topics

What do people use confess to talk about?
Language and thought Communication Make speech

Admit
Social behavior Conflict Peace

Repent

Conjugation confess conjugation

How do you conjugate confess?

confess · verb

Examples confess examples

How do I use confess in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I must confess I haven't read it yet.
They made him confess to a crime he didn't commit.
Tom won't confess even if he was tortured.
Nor am I ashamed to confess my ignorance.
The murderer will soon confess his crime.
He may as well confess his crimes.
She was forced to confess.
In the end, we did not confess.
I have often observed how little young ladies are interested by books of a serious stamp, though written solely for their benefit. It amazes me, I confess; for, certainly, there can be nothing so advantageous to them as instruction.
I confess my translation is not perfect.
As I must confess to my shame, I lied.
Did Tom confess?
I bought an autographed collected edition of the works of Tom Miller for a laughable two hundred euros at a flea market. Oh, I robbed that clueless seller! I should confess in church!
I confess that I don't find this useful.
Tom is going to go to prison for a crime he didn't commit if you don't confess.
Go to your room and stay there until you are ready to confess.
The torture made him confess to crimes he had not committed.
He did not fail to confess.
They forced her to confess.
I confess that I don't understand.
It is not as a child that I believe and confess Jesus Christ. My hosanna is born of a furnace of doubt.
After much thought, the thief decided to confess.
I confess I'm miserable.
I have to confess to you that I snore.
She was convinced that Pierre knew more than he wanted to confess.
I want to confess.
I wanted to hear Tom confess.

Movie subtitles

Well, I got to confess, I'm always getting into trouble.
Just confess to Jared. He's not my son.
Two honorable men try amiably to persuade her to confess.
Many women, for instance, confess that - transformed into cats - they soiled the altar during the night, while two devils in the shape of animals stood guard at the church door.
You and I would also be driven to confess mysterious talents with the help of such tools. Isn't that so?
Since she couldn't be made to confess easily. we will have to be clever.
Even if you part my soul from my body. I will confess nothing.
And if I do confess, later I will say it was forced from me!
I confess it's too much for me.
Oh come on now confess.
Well, I guess I must confess everything.
But I'll have to confess that I'm married and why I'm here.
I must confess, he's my.
I confess my sin.
I have something to confess.
I came to confess.
But this time you will confess to me!
You and I would also be driven to confess mysterious talents with the help of such tools.
He's crazy. I confess.
I must confess, I dont quite know the standard of respectability that you demand in your boarding house, Mrs Haggerty.
I must confess, it's very agreeable.
When he gets back home and I ask him, he'll confess and tell me everything.
Get us to confess everything.
To clear my conscience before death, I hereby confess to having opened Lieutenant van Hauen's sealed orders.
Yes, and I must confess that I rather suspected to find a different sort of person.
Are you going to confess you killed Lucienne Pelletier?
You don't want me to confess just to make you happy, do you sir?
So you confess!
I confess I was very uneasy.
I must confess I'm.. I'm a little confused.
You know, it sounds as if you were about to confess something, Horace.
What would I have to confess?

News and current affairs

I confess that I am rather afraid of spiders, but even an arachnophobe like me found little reason to be worried.
Catholics confess to their priests, not to God himself.
In all of these cases, people somewhat sheepishly confess that their level of understanding was far worse than they originally thought.
I confess to being a huge Lin fan.
Otherwise, ten years from now, they will be forced to confess that today's dithering imposed enormous additional tax liabilities on northern Europe.
I must confess that I also tried, several times, to get rid of that inner self, to find a surrogate capable of representing me better on the social scene.
Such reforms, though feasible, I confess are unlikely.
We, especially white South Africans, have tended to be dismissive of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which allowed those who had committed great crimes under apartheid to confess their acts openly and thus avoid prosecution.
I confess that I view the heritage of Communism with more skepticism.
Politicians, however, hate to confess past errors.
I can now confess my method.
OXFORD - I confess: I do it, too.

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