'fess up in English

Forms: 'fesses up [present, singular, third-person], 'fessing up [participle, present], 'fessed up [participle, past], 'fessed up [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} 'fess up (third-person singular simple present 'fesses up, present participle 'fessing up, simple past and past participle 'fessed up)

Inflected forms

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"'fess up" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms