confess

itiraf etmek

Yanlış veya kötü bir şey yaptığını kabul etmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: If you do this, you admit that you have done something wrong.

• He confessed to the theft.
• She confessed that she had broken the window.
• Will you confess your mistake to your teacher?

Nasıl kullanılır: confess to doing something (He confessed to stealing the money.); confess that… (She confessed that she had lied.); confess something to someone (He confessed his crime to the police.)

Eş anlamlılar: admit, own up

Zıt anlamlılar: deny

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: confess to something, confess a crime, confess to someone, confess your sins

açığa vurmak, itiraf etmek

Özel bir şeyi veya daha önce söylemek istemediğin bir şeyi birine anlatmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To tell someone something private or something you have been unwilling to say.

• I must confess that I am nervous.
• She confessed her love for him.
• He later confessed that he had never liked the painting.

Nasıl kullanılır: confess something to someone (She confessed her feelings to him.); confess that… (I confess that I enjoy these silly films.)

Eş anlamlılar: reveal, disclose, admit

Zıt anlamlılar: conceal

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: confess your feelings, confess a secret, must confess