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confess(dictionary)

confess (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: confesser, from Latin confiteri 'to confess', from com- ( COM-) + fateri 'to confess']
to admit, especially to the police, that you have done something wrong or illegal
-see also confession confession confess to (doing) sth
::Edwards confessed to being a spy for the KGB.
::Occasionally people confess to crimes they haven't committed just to get attention.
confess (that)
::My husband confessed he'd been having an affair with a woman in his office.
::Torture was used and Fian confessed.
to admit something that you feel embarrassed about
-see also confession confession confess (that)
::Marsha confessed that she didn't really know how to work the computer.
confess to (doing) sth
::He confessed to having a secret admiration for his opponent.
I (have to/must) confess
(=used when admitting something you feel slightly embarrassed about)
::I must confess I don't visit my parents as often as I should.
to tell a priest or God about the wrong things you have done so that you can be forgiven
-see also confession confession
::He knelt and confessed his sin .