Confessing - English meaning
kənˈfes
Confessing – definitions in English dictionary
verbAdmit that one has committed a crime or done something wrong.
Usage examples:
He confessed that he had attacked the old man
verbPresent participle of confess
Usage examples:
[ + that ] she confessed to her husband that she had sold her wedding ring., he confessed to sleepi…
verbTo admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about
Usage examples:
[ + that ] she confessed to her husband that she had sold her wedding ring., he confessed to sleepi…
verbIn the christian religion, especially the roman catholic church, to tell god or a priest what you have done wrong so that you can be forgiven
Usage examples:
To confess your sins
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Word origin
late Middle English: from Old French confesser, from Latin confessus, past participle of confiteri ‘acknowledge’, from con- (expressing intensive force) + fateri ‘declare, avow’.
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