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.
   • Synonym: fess

   John confessed to the cops that he robbed the bank.

Related words

• confession
• confessional