own up

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to say that you are wrong
confessRawlinson finally confessed to the robbery.
own upCome on, own up - who's eaten the last sandwich?
fess upFess up - you wanted to go to the cinema instead, didn't you?
come cleanI decided to come clean about the broken vase.
concedeShe did eventually concede that the instructions were not very clear.
admitHe admitted that he had been wrong.
in the Christian religion, especially the Roman Catholic Church, to tell God or a priest what you have done wrong so that you can be forgiven: （基督教、尤指天主教中向上帝或神父）忏悔
to confess your sins忏悔你的罪过
I have to confess I'm a bit of a sucker for musicals.
I must confess that I got my sums wrong - the house extension is costing a lot more than I expected.我必须承认我算错了账——房子的扩建费用大大超出了我的预期。
The killer confessed that he often drugged his victims before he killed them.那名杀手供认在杀人之前他通常对受害者使用麻醉剂。
He was granted immunity from prosecution because he confessed the names of the other spies.他因供出了其他间谍的名字而免受起诉。
He confessed that he had sinful thoughts.他承认曾动过邪念。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Admitting & confessing
acknowledge something as something
acknowledgedly
acknowledgment
admission of guilt
admittedly
avowedly
breastbeating
clean
climb down
come cleanidiom
concede
hand
retraction
self-admittedly
self-confessed
self-confessedly
self-confession
stand
swallow your wordsidiom
take something back

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confess | American Dictionary

confess
verb[ I/T ]
us/kənˈfes/
to admit that you have done something wrong, or to admit unwillingly that something is true:
[ T ]I’ve got something to confess – I confess that I ate the pie.
[ I ]He confessed to the crime.
In some Christian religions, esp. the Roman Catholic Church, to confess is to tell God or a priest what you have done wrong so God will forgive you.