CONFESS

[verb] - to admit that you have done something wrong, esp. when what you have done is secretShe confessed to her husband that she had sold her wedding ring. [+ that clause]He confessed to sleeping/having slept through the second half of the film. [I]Against the advice of his lawyer he confessed to the murder. [I]I'm afraid I've got something to confess - I've trodden on your hamster. [T]Come on! Confess! You've eaten that entire box of chocolates, haven't you? [I]I have to/must confess (that) when I first met your husband I didn't think he was very bright. [+ (that) clause]I confess (that) I'm a little bit confused by what you said. [+ (that) clause]The director has confessed himself (to be) puzzled by the company's losses. [+ object + (to be) + adjective]In the Christian religion, esp. the Roman Catholic Church, a person might confess or confess their sins if they tell a priest about all the things that they have done wrong so that they can be forgiven.