bekennen

Sentences
Meaning

  1. (transitive) to acknowledge, confess
  2. (transitive) to see, to make out, to discern
  3. (euphemistic, transitive) to have sex, to know, have carnal knowledge

Synonyms

een bekentenis afleggen

de biecht afnemen

berouw hebben

Frequency

B2
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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