| query | If someone c________ to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it.If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it. He had confessed to seventeen murders. Her husband confessed to having had an affair. 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. |
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| word | confess |
| full-definition | verb If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it. He had confessed to seventeen murders. Her husband confessed to having had an affair. 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. 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. |
| inflections | confessesconfessingconfessed |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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