confess

• Verb, das den Akt des Eingestehens oder Bekenntnisses bezeichnet, meist eines Vergehens oder eines persönlichen Gefühls, oft in formeller oder aufrichtiger Weise.

A verb used to indicate the act of admitting or acknowledging something, typically a wrongdoing or a personal feeling, often in a formal or sincere manner.

1. Admit wrongdoingB1formal

   To admit that you have done something wrong or illegal.

   Gestehen

   • The suspect confessed to the crime during the interrogation.
   • She confessed that she had broken the vase.
   • He finally confessed his guilt to the judge.

   Synonymeacknowledgeadmitconcedeown up

   Antonymeconcealdenyhide

2. Acknowledge a feeling or truthB2formal

   To admit something personal or private, often with reluctance.

   Geständnis ablegen

   • I must confess that I was nervous before the speech.
   • She confessed her love for him in a letter.
   • He confessed that he didn't understand the instructions.

   Synonymeacknowledgeadmitconcedediscloseown upreveal

   Antonymeconcealdenyhidesuppresswithhold

3. Religious confessionB2formal

   To formally admit sins to a priest in some Christian traditions.

   Beichten

   • He went to church to confess his sins.
   • The priest listened as she confessed her transgressions.
   • In Catholicism, believers confess their sins to receive absolution.

   Synonymeshrive