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standing confessed

standing confessed is the present participle and gerund of stand confessed.

Meaning of stand confessed

Verb

stand confessed (third-person singular simple present stands confessed, present participle standing confessed, simple past and past participle stood confessed)

  1. To be revealed.
    • When it is said in the cases cited that the execution of such an instrument stood confessed as a valid contract, it was meant, of course, that it was a valid contract so far as its execution was concerned.1918, The Southwestern Reporter, volumes 201-202, page 600

Questions about standing confessed

What is standing confessed the present participle and gerund of?
Standing confessed is the present participle and gerund of stand confessed.

Words near standing confessed in the dictionary

  1. standing by
  2. standing cloud
  3. standing clouds
  4. standing committee
  5. standing committees
  6. standing confessed
  7. standing corrected
  8. standing crop
  9. standing crops
  10. standing cup
  11. standing cups

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