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Confess
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(confesses, confessing, confessed) 1. If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it. He had confessed to seventeen murders... I had expected her to confess that she only wrote these books for the money... Most rape victims confess a feeling of helplessness... Ray changed his mind, claiming that he had been forced into confessing... ‘I played a very bad match,’ he confessed. = admit ? deny VERB: V to n/-ing, V that, V n, V, V with quote 2. If someone confesses or confesses their sins, they tell God or a priest about their sins so that they can be forgiven. You just go to the church and confess your sins... Once we have confessed our failures and mistakes to God, we should stop feeling guilty. VERB: V n, V n to n 3. You use expressions like ‘I confess’, ‘I must confess’, or ‘I have to confess’ to apologize slightly for admitting something you are ashamed of or that you think might offend or annoy someone. I confess it’s got me baffled... I must confess I’m not a great enthusiast for long political programmes. = admit PHRASE: PHR with cl c darkgreen]politeness
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verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~er, from confes having ~ed, from Latin ~us, past participle of confiteri to ~, from com- + fateri to ~; akin to Latin fari to speak — more at ban Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to tell or make known (as something wrong or damaging to oneself) ; admit he ~ed his guilt 2. a. to acknowledge (sin) to God or to a priest b. to receive the ~ion of (a penitent) 3. to declare faith in or adherence to ; profess 4. to give evidence of intransitive verb 1. a. to disclose one's faults; specifically to unburden one's sins or the state of one's conscience to God or to a priest b. to hear a ~ion 2. admit, own ~ to a crime Synonyms: see acknowledge • ~able adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. 1 a tr. (also absol.) acknowledge or admit (a fault, wrongdoing, etc.). b intr. (foll. by to) admit to (confessed to having lied). 2 tr. admit reluctantly (confessed it would be difficult). 3 a tr. (also absol.) declare (one's sins) to a priest. b tr. (of a priest) hear the confession of. c refl. declare one's sins to a priest. Etymology: ME f. OF confesser f. Rmc f. L confessus past part. of confiteri (as com-, fateri declare, avow) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. признавать to confess a fault —- признать ошибку 2. признаваться, сознаваться the prisoner refused to confess —- заключенный не сознавался to confess that one has done smth. amiss —- сознаться в дурном поступке I confess I was surprised to hear it —- разг. признаюсь, я был удивлен. услышав это 3. церк. исповедовать 4. церк. исповедоваться ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) признавать(ся); сознаваться (to) The prisoner confessed to his part in the crime. I have to confess to a hatred of modern music. The prisoner confessed to stealing the jewels. I have to confess to hating modern music. 2) исповедовать(ся) (to) Many Christians regularly confess to a priest. Many Christians regularly confess their guilty actions and thoughts to a priest. Syn: see acknowledge CONFESSEDLY adv. по личному/общему признанию ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ v 1 to admit that you have done something wrong or illegal, especially to the police (After three hours of questioning the suspect broke down and confessed. | confess to doing sth) (Edwards confessed to being a spy for the KGB. | confess that) (She confessed that she killed her husband. | confess to murder/a crime/robbery etc) (Occasionally people confess to crimes they haven't committed just to get attention.) 2 to admit something that you feel embarrassed about (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. | confess yourself puzzled/baffled etc) (The police have confessed themselves baffled by this strange and savage crime. | I (must) confess spoken (=used when admitting something you feel slightly embarrassed about)) (I must confess I don't visit my parents as often as I should.) 3 to tell a priest or God about the wrong things you have done so that you can be forgiven ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1378, from O.Fr. confesser, from L. confessus, pp. of confiteri "to acknowledge," from com- "together" + fatus, pp. of fateri "to admit," akin to fari "speak." Its original religious sense was of one who avows his religion in spite of persecution but does not suffer martyrdom (cf. Edward the Confessor, cannonized 1161). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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