bekennen

Signification (Anglais)

1. (irregular,transitive,weak) to confess, to admit
2. (irregular,transitive,weak) to bear witness, to avow
3. (irregular,reflexive,weak) to pledge oneself (to), to commit (to), to declare one's affiliation (with), to take a stand (on)
4. (irregular,reflexive,weak) to plead

Concepts

avouer

confesser

admettre

reconnaître

accorder

convenir (de)

déclarer

professer

se confesser (de)

reconnaitre

revendiquer

faire des aveux

Prononcé comme (IPA)

[bəˈkɛnən]

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle High German bekennen, from Old High German bikennen, from Proto-West Germanic *bikannijan. Equivalent to be- + kennen. Cognates include Dutch bekennen, and English and Scots beken.