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单词 confess
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confess


con·fess

C0559700 (kən-fĕs′)v. con·fessed, con·fess·ing, con·fess·es v.tr.1. To disclose (something damaging or inconvenient to oneself); admit. See Synonyms at acknowledge.2. To acknowledge belief or faith in; profess: confess one's religion.3. a. To make known (one's sins) to God or to a priest.b. To hear the confession of (a penitent).v.intr.1. To admit or acknowledge something damaging or inconvenient to oneself: The suspect confessed to the crime.2. To disclose one's sins to a priest.
[Middle English confessen, from Old French confesser, from Vulgar Latin *cōnfessāre, from Latin cōnfitērī, cōnfess- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + fatērī, to admit; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]
con·fess′a·ble adj.con·fess′ed·ly (-ĭd-lē) adv.

confess

(kənˈfɛs) vb (when tr, may take a clause as object) 1. (when: intr, often foll by to) to make an acknowledgment or admission (of faults, misdeeds, crimes, etc)2. (tr) to admit or grant to be true; concede3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity chiefly RC Church to declare (one's sins) to God or to a priest as his representative, so as to obtain pardon and absolution[C14: from Old French confesser, from Late Latin confessāre, from Latin confessus confessed, from confitērī to admit, from fatērī to acknowledge; related to Latin fārī to speak] conˈfessable adj

con•fess

(kənˈfɛs)

v.i. 1. to acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, or weakness) by way of revelation. 2. to own or admit as true; concede: I must confess that I haven't read it. 3. to declare or acknowledge (one's sins), esp. to God or a priest. 4. (of a priest) to hear the confession of (a person). 5. to acknowledge one's belief or faith in; declare adherence to. 6. to reveal by circumstances. v.i. 7. to make confession; plead guilty; own: to confess to a crime. 8. to make confession of sins, esp. to a priest. 9. (of a priest) to hear confession. [1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French confesser < Medieval Latin confessāre, v. derivative of Latin confessus, past participle of confitērī to admit, confess] con•fess′a•ble, adj. syn: See acknowledge.

confess


Past participle: confessed
Gerund: confessing
Imperative
confess
confess
Present
I confess
you confess
he/she/it confesses
we confess
you confess
they confess
Preterite
I confessed
you confessed
he/she/it confessed
we confessed
you confessed
they confessed
Present Continuous
I am confessing
you are confessing
he/she/it is confessing
we are confessing
you are confessing
they are confessing
Present Perfect
I have confessed
you have confessed
he/she/it has confessed
we have confessed
you have confessed
they have confessed
Past Continuous
I was confessing
you were confessing
he/she/it was confessing
we were confessing
you were confessing
they were confessing
Past Perfect
I had confessed
you had confessed
he/she/it had confessed
we had confessed
you had confessed
they had confessed
Future
I will confess
you will confess
he/she/it will confess
we will confess
you will confess
they will confess
Future Perfect
I will have confessed
you will have confessed
he/she/it will have confessed
we will have confessed
you will have confessed
they will have confessed
Future Continuous
I will be confessing
you will be confessing
he/she/it will be confessing
we will be confessing
you will be confessing
they will be confessing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been confessing
you have been confessing
he/she/it has been confessing
we have been confessing
you have been confessing
they have been confessing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been confessing
you will have been confessing
he/she/it will have been confessing
we will have been confessing
you will have been confessing
they will have been confessing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been confessing
you had been confessing
he/she/it had been confessing
we had been confessing
you had been confessing
they had been confessing
Conditional
I would confess
you would confess
he/she/it would confess
we would confess
you would confess
they would confess
Past Conditional
I would have confessed
you would have confessed
he/she/it would have confessed
we would have confessed
you would have confessed
they would have confessed
Thesaurus
Verb1.confess - confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressurefink, squealacknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
2.confess - admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money"concede, professacknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"fess up, make a clean breast of, own up - admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error; "the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting"
3.confess - confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faithacknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

confess

verb1. admit, acknowledge, disclose, confide, own up, come clean (informal), divulge, blurt out, come out of the closet, make a clean breast of, get (something) off your chest (informal), spill your guts (slang), 'fess up (U.S.), sing (slang, chiefly U.S.), cough (slang) He has confessed to seventeen murders. She confesses that she only wrote those books for the money.
admit cover up, deny, hide, conceal, suppress, withhold, keep secret, repudiate, hush up, keep mum, keep under wraps, button your lips
2. declare, own up, allow, prove, reveal, grant, confirm, concede, assert, manifest, affirm, profess, attest, evince, aver I must confess I'm not a great sports enthusiast.

confess

verbTo recognize, often reluctantly, the reality or truth of:acknowledge, admit, avow, concede, grant, own (up).Slang: fess up.Chiefly Regional: allow.
Translations
坦白承认供认

confess

(kənˈfes) verb to make known that one is guilty, wrong etc; to admit. He confessed (to the crime); He confessed that he had broken the vase; It was stupid of me, I confess. 供認,承認 供认,承认,坦白 conˈfession (-ʃən) noun1. acknowledgment of a crime or fault. The youth made a confession to the police officer. 招供 招供2. (an) act of confessing one's sins to a priest. She went to confession every Friday. 懺悔 忏悔conˈfessional (-ʃə-) noun the seat etc where a priest sits when hearing confessions. 懺悔室 忏悔室conˈfessor noun a priest who hears confessions. 告解神父 忏悔神父

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confess


confess to (someone or something)

1. To admit something. I don't think he has any intention of confessing to the crime. Everyone knows that you have a crush on Lauren, so you might as well just confess to it!2. To admit something to someone. I don't think he has any intention of confessing to the police. Everyone knows that you have a crush on Lauren, so you might as well just confess to us!See also: confess

confess something to someone

 and confess to someoneto admit something to someone; to admit having done something to someone. Tom confessed his involvement to the boss. Max confessed to the police.See also: confess

confess to something

to admit having done something. He will not confess to the crime. In the end, Max confessed to it.See also: confess

confess to

v.1. To admit to doing something: The kids confessed to eating all the ice cream. I will not confess to a crime I did not commit!2. To admit something to someone: The thief confessed the crime to the police.See also: confess
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confess


confess

v. in criminal law, to voluntarily state that one is guilty of a criminal offense. This admission may be made to a law enforcement officer or in court either prior to or upon arrest, or after the person is charged with a specific crime. A confession must be truly voluntary (not forced by threat, torture, or trickery) and cannot be admitted in trial unless the defendant has been given the so-called Miranda warnings at the time of arrest or when it is clear he/she is the prime suspect, all based on the 5th Amendment prohibition against self-incrimination. The Miranda warnings are: the right to remain silent, the right to have an attorney present and that one can be appointed, and that his/her statements may be used against the defendant in court. (See: confession, Miranda warning, self-incrimination, Bill of Rights)

confess


  • verb

Synonyms for confess

verb admit

Synonyms

  • admit
  • acknowledge
  • disclose
  • confide
  • own up
  • come clean
  • divulge
  • blurt out
  • come out of the closet
  • make a clean breast of
  • get (something) off your chest
  • spill your guts
  • 'fess up
  • sing
  • cough

Antonyms

  • cover up
  • deny
  • hide
  • conceal
  • suppress
  • withhold
  • keep secret
  • repudiate
  • hush up
  • keep mum
  • keep under wraps
  • button your lips

verb declare

Synonyms

  • declare
  • own up
  • allow
  • prove
  • reveal
  • grant
  • confirm
  • concede
  • assert
  • manifest
  • affirm
  • profess
  • attest
  • evince
  • aver

Synonyms for confess

verb to recognize, often reluctantly, the reality or truth of

Synonyms

  • acknowledge
  • admit
  • avow
  • concede
  • grant
  • own
  • fess up
  • allow

Synonyms for confess

verb confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

Synonyms

  • fink
  • squeal

Related Words

  • acknowledge
  • admit

verb admit (to a wrongdoing)

Synonyms

  • concede
  • profess

Related Words

  • acknowledge
  • admit
  • fess up
  • make a clean breast of
  • own up

verb confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith

Related Words

  • acknowledge
  • admit
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