confessed
word · lemma: confess
/kənˈfɛst/
kuhn-FEST
/kənfˈɛst/
kuhn-FEST
Definition
'Confessed' is the past form of 'confess'. It means someone admitted something, often something wrong, secret, or deeply personal, and it can also be used for admitting feelings or sins.
Usage & Nuances
Often used with 'to' or a 'that' clause: 'confessed to the crime', 'confessed that he lied'. Stronger and more formal than 'admit', and it often suggests guilt, pressure, honesty after hiding something, or a religious context.
Spanish: confesó - confesaron - admitióPortuguese (BR): confessou - admitiuPortuguese (PT): confessou - admitiuChinese (Simplified): 承认了 - 坦白了 - 忏悔了Chinese (Traditional): 承認了 - 坦白了 - 懺悔了Hindi: कबूल किया - स्वीकार कियाArabic: اعترف - أقرّBengali: স্বীকার করেছিল - স্বীকার করেছেRussian: признался - призналасьJapanese: 告白した - 打ち明けた - 自白したVietnamese: đã thú nhận - đã thừa nhậnKorean: 고백했다 - 자백했다Turkish: itiraf ettiUrdu: اقبال کر لیا - اعتراف کیاIndonesian: mengaku - mengakui
Example Sentences
He confessed that he broke the window.
basic
She confessed her feelings to him.
basic
The man confessed to the police.
basic
After a few minutes, he confessed he had no idea what he was doing.
natural
She confessed to eating the last piece of cake.
natural
She finally confessed that she had been lying the whole time.
natural