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confessed

3 definitions • 6 examples
1
past simple and past participle of
2
to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about:

Examples:

[ + that ] She confessed to her husband that she had sold her wedding ring.
He confessed to sleeping/having slept through most of the movie.
He has confessed to the murder.
[ + (that) ] I have to confess (that) when I first met Reece I didn't think he was very bright.
It was all very confusing, I must confess.
3
in the Christian religion, especially the Roman Catholic Church, to tell God or a priest what you have done wrong so that you can be forgiven:

Examples:

to confess your sins

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