созна́ться — meaning in English

English meaning

• avow verb To state something openly and confidently, admitting it is true.
• confess verb To admit that you have done something wrong, or that something is true.

Senses

созна́ться is used for these senses in English:

• avow (transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
• confess (intransitive, transitive) To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.
• confess (transitive) To disclose or reveal.

avow — full definition

1. verb To state something openly and confidently, admitting it is true.
2. verb To commit yourself to something by making a formal promise.
3. verb (law) To admit to doing something and give a reason that justifies it.

confess — full definition

1. verb To admit that you have done something wrong, or that something is true.
2. verb To tell a priest about your sins as part of a religious practice.

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