- con|fess|er
- con|fess|er «kuhn FEHS uhr», noun.a person who confesses or makes confession.
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con|fess|ed|ly — «kuhn FEHS ihd lee», adverb. 1. by acknowledgment; admittedly. 2. by personal confession; avowedly … Useful english dictionary
con|fess — «kuhn FEHS», transitive verb. 1. to acknowledge; admit; own up to: »The fat man confessed his fault, which was a weakness for candy. The thief confessed his crime to the police. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under admit. (Cf. ↑admit) 2. to concede; grant … Useful english dictionary
con·fess — … Useful english dictionary
fess — con·fess·ed·ly; con·fess·ing·ly; fess; pro·fess; pro·fess·ant; con·fess; … English syllables
con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… … English syllables
confess — con·fess … English syllables
confessedly — con·fess·ed·ly … English syllables
confess — con•fess [[t]kənˈfɛs[/t]] 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[/ex] 3) rel to declare or acknowledge (one s sins),… … From formal English to slang
confess — con|fess [kənˈfes] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: confesser, from Latin confiteri to confess , from com ( COM ) + fateri to confess ] 1.) to admit, especially to the police, that you have done something wrong or illegal… … Dictionary of contemporary English
confess — con|fess [ kən fes ] verb intransitive or transitive ** 1. ) to admit that you have committed a crime: After three hours of interrogation, he confessed everything. confess to someone: Eventually he confessed to the police. confess to (doing)… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
