confesses
Saykuhn-FES-iz/kənˈfɛsɪz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present indicative of confess.
The suspect confesses only after hours of careful questioning.
Whenever guilt gets the better of her, she confesses to her sister.
Note
The -es ending, rather than plain -s, follows the hissing -ss of confess and adds a syllable when spoken. The form carries every sense of the verb, including one easily missed: a priest who confesses someone hears that person's confession rather than making one. With to it admits something (she confesses to the theft). With a direct object it can also profess a faith (he confesses Christ).
confesses is a form of confess
confess, verb: To admit the truth, especially about a sin or crime one has committed. Full entry
- Forms
- confessconfesses he/she/itconfessing -ing formconfessed past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- confess → confesses: add -es
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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