confess to (someone or something)

confess to (someone or something)

1. To admit something. I don't think he has any intention of confessing to the crime. Everyone knows that you have a crush on Lauren, so you might as well just confess to it!

2. To admit (to something) to someone. I don't think he has any intention of confessing to the police. Everyone knows that you have a crush on Lauren, so you might as well just confess to us!

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confess something to someone

 and confess to someone

to admit something to someone; to admit having done something to someone. Tom confessed his involvement to the boss. Max confessed to the police.

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confess to something

to admit having done something. He will not confess to the crime. In the end, Max confessed to it.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

confess to

v.

1. To admit to doing something: The kids confessed to eating all the ice cream. I will not confess to a crime I did not commit!

2. To admit something to someone: The thief confessed the crime to the police.

See also: confess

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