confess
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,634 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,132 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure also: squeal, fink
- admit (to a wrongdoing) also: concede, profess She confessed that she had taken the money
- confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
confess in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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But she had to confess that the improvements she could suggest were not at all important.
The Bad Man: A Novel · Charles Hanson Towne · Chapter 1
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For time shall come when Phillis is interred, That Damon shall confess that he hath erred.
Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia · Martha Foote [Editor] Crow · Chapter 1
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I confess that this view of Mahatmas is one that does not surprise me in the least.
The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story · H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard · Chapter 1
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Now I did once manage the fourth bottle--but then--I must confess I was obliged to give it up!
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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M. Chapelain made an ill-concealed grimace; whilst M. Desclavettes sincerely admired a man who had courage enough to confess his meanness.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1