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con·fess
(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.
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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; concede
3. (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
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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.
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confess
Past participle: confessed
Gerund: confessing
| Imperative |
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| confess |
| confess |
| Present |
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| I confess |
| you confess |
| he/she/it confesses |
| we confess |
| you confess |
| they confess |
| Preterite |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| I would confess |
| you would confess |
| he/she/it would confess |
| we would confess |
| you would confess |
| they would confess |
| Past Conditional |
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| 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 |
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Verb 1. confess - confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
acknowledge, 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"
acknowledge, 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 faith
acknowledge, 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"
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confess
verb
1. 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
admit cover up, deny, hide, conceal, suppress, withhold, keep secret, repudiate, hush up, keep mum, keep under wraps, button your lips
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Translations
اعترفيَعْتَرِفيَعْتَرِفُ
přiznatuznat
tilståindrømme
tunnustaa
להתוודות
priznati
játa, viîurkenna
自白する認める告白する告解する
고백하다
išpažintisklausyklanuodėmklausys
atzītiesizsūdzēt grēkus
mărturisispovedi
priznati
erkänna
สารภาพ
thú nhận
confess
[kənˈfes]A. VT
1. [+ crime, sin] → confesar ; [+ guilt, error] → confesar, reconocer
to confess that → confesar que ...
to confess one's guilt → confesar or reconocer ser culpable
to confess o.s. guilty of [+ sin, crime] → confesarse culpable de
I confess myself totally ignorant → me confieso totalmente ignorante en eso
to confess that → confesar que ...
to confess one's guilt → confesar or reconocer ser culpable
to confess o.s. guilty of [+ sin, crime] → confesarse culpable de
I confess myself totally ignorant → me confieso totalmente ignorante en eso
2. (Rel) to confess sb → confesar a algn
B. VI
1. (= admit) → confesar
he confessed to the murder → se confesó culpable del asesinato, confesó haber cometido el asesinato
to confess to doing sth → confesarse culpable de haber hecho algo
I must confess, I like your car → debo reconocer que me gusta tu coche
to confess to a liking for sth → reconocerse aficionado a algo
he confessed to the murder → se confesó culpable del asesinato, confesó haber cometido el asesinato
to confess to doing sth → confesarse culpable de haber hecho algo
I must confess, I like your car → debo reconocer que me gusta tu coche
to confess to a liking for sth → reconocerse aficionado a algo
2. (Rel) → confesarse
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confess
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confess
vt
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confess
[kənˈfɛs]1. vt → confessare, ammettere
to confess o.s. guilty of (sin, crime) → confessare di essere colpevole di, dichiararsi colpevole di
to confess o.s. guilty of (sin, crime) → confessare di essere colpevole di, dichiararsi colpevole di
2. vi (make one's confession) → confessarsi ; (admit) to confess (to sth/to doing sth) → confessare (qc/di aver fatto qc)
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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. beken, bely, bieg, erken يَعْتَرِف признавам confessar přiznat (se), uznat gestehen tilstå; indrømme ομολογώ confesar (üles) tunnistama اعتراف کردن؛ اقرار کردن tunnustaa avouer לְהִתווָדוֹת कबूल करना priznati, ispovijediti bevall mengaku játa, viðurkenna confessare 告白する 고백하다 prisipažinti atzīties; izsūdzēt grēkus mengaku bekennen tilstå, innrømme, vedgå, vedstå; skrifte wyznawać منل، اقرار كول، خپله ګناه منل يا په ګناه اقرار كول confessar a mărturisi признаваться priznať sa priznati priznati bekänna, erkänna สารภาพผิด itiraf etmek 供認,承認 зізнаватися; визнавати اعتراف كرنا، اقرار كرنا thú nhận 供认,承认,坦白
conˈfession (-ʃən) noun1. acknowledgment of a crime or fault. The youth made a confession to the police officer. bekentenis اعْتِراف، إِقْرار (само)признание confissão doznání, přiznání das Geständnis tilståelse ομολογία confesión ülestunnistus اقرار؛ اعتراف tunnustus aveu ודוי, וידוי अपराध स्वीकृति priznanje vallomás pengakuan játning confessione 自白 자백 prisipažinimas atzīšanās pengakuan bekentenis tilståelse, innrømmelse przyznanie się, wyznanie اقرار کول confissão mărturisire признание priznanie priznanje priznanje bekännelse, erkännande การสารภาพผิด itiraf 招供 визнання اقبال جرم ، اعتراف، اقرار sự thú tội 招供
2. (an) act of confessing one's sins to a priest. She went to confession every Friday. belydenis, bieg, konfessie إعْتِراف للكاهِن изповед confissão zpověď die Beichte skrifte εξομολόγηση confesión piht اعتراف به گناهان ripittäytyminen confession הודאה पादरी के सामने गुनाह स्वीकार करना ispovijed gyónás mengaku dosa skriftir, skriftamál confessione 告白 (신앙) 고백 išpažintis grēksūdze mengaku biecht skriftemål spowiedź خپله ګناه منل يا په ګناه اقرار كول confissão confesiune исповедь spoveď spoved ispovest bikt, syndabekännelse การสารภาพบาป günah çıkarma 懺悔 сповідь پادري كے سامنے گناهوں كا اعتراف sự xưng tội 忏悔
conˈfessional (-ʃə-) noun the seat etc where a priest sits when hearing confessions. bieg, biegstoel كُرْسي الإعْتِراف изповедня confessionário zpovědnice der Beichtstuhl skriftestol εξομολογητήριο confesionario pihitool اعترافگاه rippituoli confessionnal תָּא וִידוּי पाप स्वीकार-पीठिका ispovjedaonica gyóntatószék tempat pengakuan dosa skriftastóll confessionale 告白聴聞席 고백실 klausykla biktskrēsls petak mendengar pengakuan dosa biechtstoel skriftestol konfesjonał په كليسا كې هغه ځاې يا ګدۍ چه هلته عيسوى ملاناست وى او دخلكو دګنانو اعترافونه اورى confessionário confesional исповедальня spovednica spovednica ispovedaonica biktstol เกี่ยวกับการสารภาพบาป günah çıkarma odacığı 懺悔室 сповідальня پادری كی نشست phòng xưng tội 忏悔室
conˈfessor noun a priest who hears confessions. belyder; geloofsgetuie; biegvader الكاهِن المُعرِّف изповедник confessor zpovědník der Beichtvater skriftefader εξομολογητής confesor pihiisa اقرار کننده rippi-isä confesseur כּוֹמֶר וִידוּי पापमोचक, पाप स्वीकरण पादरी ispovjednik gyóntató pastor yang mendengarkan pengakuan dosa skriftaprestur confessore 聴罪司祭 고해 신부 nuodėmklausys biktstēvs paderi pendengar pengakuan dosa biechtvader skriftefar spowiednik اعتراف كوونكى، اقرار كوونكى: عيسوى ملا چه دخلكو دګناهو نو اعترافونه اورى confessor duhovnic исповедник spovedník spovednik ispovednik biktfader พระผู้รับฟังการสารภาพบาป günah çıkaran papaz 告解神父 сповідник, духівник اعتراف سننے والا پادری linh mục nghe xưng tội 忏悔神父
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confess
→ يَعْتَرِفُ přiznat (se) tilstå gestehen ομολογώ confesar tunnustaa confesser priznati confessare 自白する 고백하다 bekennen tilstå przyznawać się confessar признавать erkänna สารภาพ itiraf etmek thú nhận 坦白Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
confess
vt. admitir, reconocer; confesar.
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