confess
verb (used with object)
to acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, weakness, etc.) by way of revelation.
has confessed
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present perfectof confess (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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These are utterly baseless, as Lindsay Clancy has confessed.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
A Mexican man has been charged in their disappearance and reportedly has confessed.
From BBC ● May 9, 2024
According to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, Giorgi has confessed to taking bribes to influence European Parliament decisions and sought to exonerate his partner Kaili.
From Reuters ● Dec. 21, 2022
One of the suspects has confessed, Deenihan said, but he did not say which one.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2022
“We have discovered that they are responsible for bringing the Nightbeast to Ravenskill. Valley Pepperhorn has confessed everything.”
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
