fess up
fess up · fesses up · fessed up · fessing up
To confess to somethingTo confess to something; to admit something.
» It's time to fess up.
Пришло время сознаться.
Meaning
1 senses(colloquial)To confess to something; to admit something.
zugeben, gestehen, beichten
admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error
Examples
4 sentencesIt's time to fess up.
ruПришло время сознаться.
Until one of you fesses up, you're all grounded.
James finally fessed up to stealing money from the tip jar.
Are you ever going to fess up about cheating on your boyfriend?
deWirst du deinem Freund jemals beichten, dass du ihn betrogen hast?
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
to confess:
Origin
Clipping of confess up.Clipping of confess up.
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Forms
fesses up, fessing up, fessed up, fessed up| Base form | fess up · to fess up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | fesses up |
| Present participle | fessing up |
| Past simple | fessed up |
| Past participle | fessed up |
irregular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error:make a clean breast ofown up
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedsnitch up
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb