confess
//kənˈfɛs//
Verb
confessInfinitive
confessPresent tense
confessedPast tense
confessedPast participle
confessingPresent participle
confessesThird-person singular
1
to admit or acknowledge that one has done something wrong or illegal
He confessed to stealing the money.
2
to admit or state that something is true, especially reluctantly
I must confess that I haven't read the report yet.
3
to declare one's sins formally to a priest in the Christian sacrament of confession
She went to church to confess her sins to the priest.