Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to fess up
Participle: fessed up
Gerund: fessing up
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | fess up |
| you | fess up |
| he;she;it | fesses up |
| we | fess up |
| you | fess up |
| they | fess up |
Perfect
| I | have fessed up |
| you | have fessed up |
| he;she;it | has fessed up |
| we | have fessed up |
| you | have fessed up |
| they | have fessed up |
Past
| I | fessed up |
| you | fessed up |
| he;she;it | fessed up |
| we | fessed up |
| you | fessed up |
| they | fessed up |
Pluperfect
| I | had fessed up |
| you | had fessed up |
| he;she;it | had fessed up |
| we | had fessed up |
| you | had fessed up |
| they | had fessed up |
Future
| I | will fess up |
| you | will fess up |
| he;she;it | will fess up |
| we | will fess up |
| you | will fess up |
| they | will fess up |
Future Perfect
| I | will have fessed up |
| you | will have fessed up |
| he;she;it | will have fessed up |
| we | will have fessed up |
| you | will have fessed up |
| they | will have fessed up |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | fess up |
| you | fess up |
| he;she;it | fess up |
| we | fess up |
| you | fess up |
| they | fess up |
Perfect
| I | have fessed up |
| you | have fessed up |
| he;she;it | have fessed up |
| we | have fessed up |
| you | have fessed up |
| they | have fessed up |
Imperfect
| I | fessed up |
| you | fessed up |
| he;she;it | fessed up |
| we | fessed up |
| you | fessed up |
| they | fessed up |
Pluperfect
| I | had fessed up |
| you | had fessed up |
| he;she;it | had fessed up |
| we | had fessed up |
| you | had fessed up |
| they | had fessed up |
Conditional
Present
| I | would fess up |
| you | would fess up |
| he;she;it | would fess up |
| we | would fess up |
| you | would fess up |
| they | would fess up |
Perfect
| I | would have fessed up |
| you | would have fessed up |
| he;she;it | would have fessed up |
| we | would have fessed up |
| you | would have fessed up |
| they | would have fessed up |
Imperative
| you | fess up |
| we | Let's fess up |
| you | fess up |
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)