bekennen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- acknowledge verb To accept or admit that something is true.
- admit verb To allow someone or something to enter.
- confess verb To admit that you have done something wrong, or that something is true.
Senses
bekennen is used for these senses in English:
- acknowledge (transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.
- admit (transitive, or, intransitive) To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to).
- confess (intransitive, transitive) To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.
acknowledge — full definition
- verb To accept or admit that something is true.
- verb To recognize someone or something formally, or to respond confirming receipt of something.
admit — full definition
- verb To allow someone or something to enter.
- verb To acknowledge, often reluctantly, that something is true.