bekennen

Meaning

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

confess

avow

admit

recognize

tell

acknowledge

plead guilty

claim

profess

own up

unbosom

Pronounced as (IPA)

[bəˈkɛnən]

Etymology

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.