Meaning
- (transitive) to acknowledge, confess
- (transitive) to see, to make out, to discern
- (euphemistic, transitive) to have sex, to know, have carnal knowledge
Synonyms
een bekentenis afleggen
de biecht afnemen
berouw hebben
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəˈkɛnə(n)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch bekennen, from Old Dutch bikennen, from Proto-West Germanic *bikannijan. Equivalent to be- + kennen. Cognates include German bekennen, and English and Scots beken.
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