Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to fess
Participle: fessed
Gerund: fessing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | fess |
| you | fess |
| he;she;it | fesses |
| we | fess |
| you | fess |
| they | fess |
Perfect
| I | have fessed |
| you | have fessed |
| he;she;it | has fessed |
| we | have fessed |
| you | have fessed |
| they | have fessed |
Past
| I | fessed |
| you | fessed |
| he;she;it | fessed |
| we | fessed |
| you | fessed |
| they | fessed |
Pluperfect
| I | had fessed |
| you | had fessed |
| he;she;it | had fessed |
| we | had fessed |
| you | had fessed |
| they | had fessed |
Future
| I | will fess |
| you | will fess |
| he;she;it | will fess |
| we | will fess |
| you | will fess |
| they | will fess |
Future Perfect
| I | will have fessed |
| you | will have fessed |
| he;she;it | will have fessed |
| we | will have fessed |
| you | will have fessed |
| they | will have fessed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | fess |
| you | fess |
| he;she;it | fess |
| we | fess |
| you | fess |
| they | fess |
Perfect
| I | have fessed |
| you | have fessed |
| he;she;it | have fessed |
| we | have fessed |
| you | have fessed |
| they | have fessed |
Imperfect
| I | fessed |
| you | fessed |
| he;she;it | fessed |
| we | fessed |
| you | fessed |
| they | fessed |
Pluperfect
| I | had fessed |
| you | had fessed |
| he;she;it | had fessed |
| we | had fessed |
| you | had fessed |
| they | had fessed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would fess |
| you | would fess |
| he;she;it | would fess |
| we | would fess |
| you | would fess |
| they | would fess |
Perfect
| I | would have fessed |
| you | would have fessed |
| he;she;it | would have fessed |
| we | would have fessed |
| you | would have fessed |
| they | would have fessed |
Imperative
| you | fess |
| we | Let's fess |
| you | fess |
Verbs conjugated like 'fess'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'fess'
cess,
fiss,
fress,
fuss,
jess,
kess,
less,
mess,
sess,
bass,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to admit to the truth
- acknowledge, admit, assent, avow, beknow, come clean, concede, confess, fess up, front up, make a clean breast, own, own up, shrive, sing, spill one's guts, spill the beans, step forward, talk, tell all, unbosom
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Clipping of confess.
Sample Sentences
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“ Why, Missis said I must ’ fess; and I couldn't think of nothin ’ else to ’ fess, ” said Topsy, rubbing her eyes.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)