[영어 단어] confess

 

confess

[컨풰s]
(죄, 잘못을) 자백하다,
(수치스럽거나 당황스러운 것을) 고백하다,
시인/인정하다
고해/고백 성사를 하다

admit / acknowledge / concede / confess / allow / grant
If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it.
If someone confesses or confesses their sins, they tell God or a priest about their sins so that they can be forgiven.
You use expressions like 'I confess', 'I must confess', or 'I have to confess' to apologize slightly for admitting something you are ashamed of or that you think might offend or annoy someone.
'I did it,' Jack confessed.
I confess that I don't really like the new design of the website.

 

 

 

confess a crime

범행을 자백하다