confessed
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
An inflected form of confess · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,820 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,882 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% 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
confessed 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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You bear yourself bravely, it must be confessed.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1
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Phil stared and confessed to all but the “Bud.”
The Lure of the Dim Trails · B. M. Bower · Chapter 1
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Single look has drained the breast; Single moment years confessed.
Poems Household Edition · Ralph Waldo Emerson · Chapter 1
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He confessed to have received a most imperfect education, and declared himself quite ignorant of life.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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He was kept under heavy guard at Hope last night, and later on confessed the crime.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1