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Confessed meaning

simple past and past participle of confess

Using Confessed

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of confess
  • In the example corpus, confessed often appears in combinations such as: confessed to, confessed that, he confessed.

Context around Confessed

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Confessed

  • In this selection, "confessed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, girls, partially, savonarola, especially and everything stand out and add context to how "confessed" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 35 even confessed to dressing and aka has confessed she once. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "confessed" sits close to words such as aide, planets and positively, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with confessed

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

But I'm doing my best," Alicia confessed. (8 words)

As she later confessed; ‘’I was overwhelmed by his presence. (10 words)

Under torture Savonarola confessed to having invented his prophecies and visions, then recanted, then confessed again. (16 words)

One of the girls confessed that a teacher, Solomon Aguebo, was the brain behind these malpractices for which they paid money, but we later discovered that one of the young ladies was the lecturer’s friend who in turn later confessed. (41 words)

As in the Adams case, there was new evidence discovered: Fingerprints that were not tested for 17 years turned out to belong to a man who has been convicted of murder, and that man has confessed to Michelle Schofield’s murder. (41 words)

Brown confessed that the infertility complications his wife is facing has not been a deal-breaker for him, but that it has been difficult for his wife to come to terms with the possibility of their union not producing a child. (41 words)

Example sentences (20)

One of the girls confessed that a teacher, Solomon Aguebo, was the brain behind these malpractices for which they paid money, but we later discovered that one of the young ladies was the lecturer’s friend who in turn later confessed.

Participants who partially confessed, especially those who cheated the most, expressed more negative emotions, such as fear, shame and guilt, compared to those who confessed everything, did not confess or did not cheat at all (Pe’er et al., 2014).

Under torture Savonarola confessed to having invented his prophecies and visions, then recanted, then confessed again.

According to a report in from 2007, back when the film was still in production, Weisz confessed to a reporter that the screenplay was quite bad.

According to him, the prime suspect who is a neighbour to the victim’s father, upon interrogation, confessed to have conspired with the other suspects, all of Orange market, to steal the child.

Although Maiah confessed she was less than thrilled by the idea when Austin, her boyfriend, initially proposed the idea.

And things reached a heartbreaking climax when Evelyn emotionally confessed that Tyrone thinks his mum is dead.

As in the Adams case, there was new evidence discovered: Fingerprints that were not tested for 17 years turned out to belong to a man who has been convicted of murder, and that man has confessed to Michelle Schofield’s murder.

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As she later confessed; ‘’I was overwhelmed by his presence.

Australian twins Anna and Lucy Decinque, 35, even confessed to dressing up baby dolls and taking them to cafes and restaurants in preparation for the real thing.

A video currently circulating on social media, showed the suspect as he confessed to having killed the lecturer with a pestle.

BBNaija Season 7 winner Ijeoma Josephina Otabor aka has confessed she once dated a Yahoo boy (internet fraudster) who never gave her money.

Bellfield was questioned by police over the unsolved killing of 19-year-old student Elizabeth Chau in 1999 last month, having confessed to the murder.

Brady also opened up about Eric drinking again and going through a rough patch, so Nicole confessed that she already knew.

Brown confessed that the infertility complications his wife is facing has not been a deal-breaker for him, but that it has been difficult for his wife to come to terms with the possibility of their union not producing a child.

Burrow confessed that the injury he suffered during the early days of training camp is still causing him discomfort.

But, a few weeks before his birthday, he confessed to being a “little nervous” about the celebration, unsure why he deserved attention.

But I'm doing my best," Alicia confessed.

But viewers at home were quick to call out Ella for 'embarrassing herself' over the situation, especially as just minutes before she confessed to Ouzy that she was leaning more towards her ex.

Chad and Lori never confessed to a crime but the recordings did have their religious beliefs in them.

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Common combinations with confessed

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "confessed" in a sentence?
An example: "One of the girls confessed that a teacher, Solomon Aguebo, was the brain behind these malpractices for which they paid money, but we later discovered that one of the young ladies was the lecturer’s friend who in turn later confessed." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "confessed" from authentic English texts.
What does "confessed" mean?
Confessed means: simple past and past participle of confess
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