own up

• Partikelverb, das bedeutet, etwas zuzugeben oder sich zu etwas zu bekennen, besonders einen Fehler oder ein Vergehen.

A phrasal verb meaning to admit or confess to something, especially a mistake or wrongdoing.

unzählbar · intransitiv · Phrasal, untrennbar

1. Confess or admitinformal

   To admit that you have done something wrong or are responsible for something.

   Zugeben

   • He finally owned up to breaking the window.
   • She owned up to her mistake during the meeting.
   • The child owned up to taking the cookie without permission.

   Synonymeacknowledgeadmitconcedeconfessfess up

   Antonymedenydisavowdisclaim

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